Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin III Airport

Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin III Airport, opened in the 1980s, is the small regional gateway to Sumbawa Island and Sumbawa Besar, featuring a single compact terminal that handles domestic flights and charter services. As the island’s primary air link, the airport is important for tourism to Mount Tambora and nearby beaches, while offering easy road connections into the town with taxis, shared minivans and shuttle links to local ferry terminals. Regular services are operated by regional carriers such as Wings Air, Garuda Indonesia and TransNusa, and the airport is not a major airline hub. Travelers generally find fares affordable thanks to budget carriers and short domestic routes.