Batam Island's Hang Nadim Intemational Air ports has recently enjoyed a multi-million dollar extension and renovations. It is a first class facility which can charter Boeing 747-400 flights non stop to Europe, as well as numerous domestic flight to all parts of Indonesia in wide and narrow body jets. The terminal facility is modern an efficient, and it is set admits tastefully landscape grounds. The airport is served by Garuda Indonesia and other regional carriers (Merpati and Bouraq). Soon European, Asia and Australia air carriers are expected to operate services trough Hang Nadim. It is also an important air freight terminal.

 Batam's busy regional airport is in the throes of major construction works. New runways accommodating large carrier planes such as the Jumbo Jet and the Airbus will be ready by 1993, when Batam will become an international gateway to Indonesia by air as it already is by sea.

The airport provides connections to many Indonesian cities, including to Jakarta, Pekanbaru, Bandung, Medan and other secondary cities. Garuda Indonesia flies several daily flights to Batam, Sempati, Merpati, SMAC, Deraya and Airfast. 

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