Residents and tourism stakeholders in Lombok are delighted by the announcement made by West Nusa Tenggara Governor M Zainul Majdi that the new Lombok International Airport will be inaugurated on 01 October 2011. The inauguration ceremony will be headed by no less than Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Located in Central Lombok, the new airport will replace the outdated Mataram Selaparang Airport. The Lombok International Airport will have a runway of 2,750 meters x 40 meters and apron that can accommodate up to 10 wide-bodied aircrafts like the Airbus 330 and Boeing 767. The airport has the capacity to handle 3 million passengers annually.
Located east of Bali, Lombok is considered Bali’s sister island with beaches and landscapes to rival. Tourists who seek escape from Bali’s crowded beaches turn to Lombok’s Senggigi Beach (Pantai Senggigi) and Kuta Beach (Pantai Kuta). Popular diving sites northwest of Lombok include Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air – collectively known as the Gili Islands. Lombok is also home to Indonesia’s second highest mountain – Mount Rinjani (Gunung Rinjani), which also happens to be an active volcano.
- Kwento ni Remus Mark
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