<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Lombok International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Lombok is an island located in the West Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia, which is located between the island of Bali and Sumbawa. Its capital, Mataram, is quite similar regarding population to Denpassar, the main city of its neighbour island Bali, which shares some of its cultural heritage.</p>
<p class="blog-para">LombokLombok island is surrounded by the Gili islands, a three island archipelago located in the northwest coast of Lombok, which can only be accessed by boat. Lombok features for its unique beaches, especially Mawun Beach, Selong Belanak and Tanjung Aan, and attractions, such as the Mount Rinjani, the second largest volcano in Indonesia.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Also, the cities of Senggigi and Kuta are worth to see, along with its capital, Mataram. Lombok has mosques along with the temples of the Balinese people who inhabit the island. Lombok locals, the Sasak people, are around the 85% of the total population and it is quite interesting to experience some of the main features of the Sasak culture like food, music and handicraft.</p>
<p class="blog-para">LombokBandara Internasional Lombok (BIL) had several operational names proposed. In January 2009 results of a public opinion poll conducted in Lombok indicated that Lombok International Airport (LIA) was chosen by 40.4% of respondents, Sasak International Airport (SIA) 20%, Rinjani International Airport (RIA) 46 16.7%, Mandalika the International Airport (MIA) 10.9%, Selaparang International Airport ( SIA) 8%, Pejanggik International Airport (PIA) 2.9%, and Arya Banjar Brittle International Airport (ABGIA) 1.1%.</p>
<p class="blog-para">LombokAccording to the airport's official website, the name is Lombok International Airport in English, and Bandar Udara Internasional Lombok in Indonesian. It is referred to as Zainuddin Abdul Madjid International Airport in some sources. Muhammad Zainuddin Abdul Madjid was an ulema from Lombok which founded Nahdlatul Wathan, a prominent Islamic organization in the province.</p>
<p class="blog-para">LombokThe IATA code "LOP" only came into formal use in late November 2011. Before that the IATA code AMI, from Selaparang, was used by the airlines servicing the airport. Garuda and Batavia began to partially adopt the LOP code in their booking and ticketing systems at that time. Lion Air was using AMI at the end of November 2011; however, all flights were operating solely to and from Lombok International Airport.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">TRANSPORT Lombok International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Lombok Airport is connected to the city centre by the following means of transportation:</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus:</strong> Several buses connect Lombok Airport with the main cities in the island.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Taxi:</strong> Get to Mataram downtown safe and sound within 38 minutes from Lombok Airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Car rental:</strong> Renting a car in Lombok Airport is a good option to move around.</p>
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