Domestic Flights from Lombok: Labuan Bajo, Sumba, Yogyakarta and Other Direct Routes

As of November 2026, 11 Indonesian cities have direct flights from Lombok International Airport (flightconnections). Besides Jakarta, Denpasar and Surabaya, you can fly to Labuan Bajo, the gateway to Komodo, Waingapu on Sumba, Bima and Sumbawa Besar on Sumbawa, Yogyakarta, Makassar, Balikpapan and Banyuwangi.

Wings Air operates many of the flights east into Nusa Tenggara, with flight times of about 40 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes. For this guide we read the flight data sites flightconnections and airportoverview on 5 November 2026, set out airlines, frequencies and flight times by destination, and added ways to combine them with Lombok. Frequencies change by weekday and season.

This guide is for people planning to combine a stay on Lombok with Komodo, Sumba, Java’s old royal city or other islands.

Information as of November 2026

Which domestic cities have direct flights from Lombok?

flightconnections lists 13 direct destinations from Lombok International Airport, 11 of them domestic (updated November 2026). The two international ones are Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. By airline, Wings Air serves 6 destinations, Super Air Jet and Lion Air 4 each, and Citilink, Batik Air and TransNusa 2 each.

Jakarta (94 a week, about 2 hours), Denpasar (83 a week, about 45 to 50 minutes) and Surabaya (36 a week, about 1 hour 5 minutes) have the most flights and work as connecting hubs. Getting to Lombok from elsewhere is on Getting to Lombok, and from Bali in Bali to Lombok: all routes.

Figure: Domestic cities with direct flights from Lombok, and flight times

East: Labuan Bajo, Sumba and Sumbawa

Wings Air flies to Labuan Bajo, the gateway to Komodo National Park, 19 times a week (as of November 2026, about 3 a day), taking about 1 hour 15 minutes (flightconnections).

To Waingapu in east Sumba, Wings Air flies an ATR 72 in about 1 hour 20 minutes. airportoverview lists departures from Lombok at 7:45, 10:35, 12:20 and 14:45 and gives 14 flights a week, but the site is inconsistent about how the route is operated, so check with the airline before booking.

To Sumbawa, the next island east, Wings Air flies to Bima in the east 14 times a week (about 1 hour 5 minutes) and to Sumbawa Besar in the west 12 times a week (about 40 minutes, departures between 9:25 and 12:55), both as of November 2026. You can also cross to Sumbawa by ferry from Kayangan in east Lombok to Poto Tano (about 1 hour 30 minutes).

Java and Sulawesi

Super Air Jet flies to Yogyakarta in about 1 hour 30 minutes. flightconnections listed 7 flights a week in November 2026 (departing 6:10) and 4 a week in September 2026. It suits a trip combining Java’s old royal city and temples such as Borobudur with Lombok. Frequency changes through the year, so check the airline timetable before fixing the rest of the trip.

Lion Air flies to Makassar on Sulawesi in about 1 hour 10 minutes, but only once a week as of September 2026. There are also flights to Balikpapan on Kalimantan and Banyuwangi at the eastern tip of Java, but we did not check their frequency or flight times for this guide.

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Destination	Airline	Time	Flights
Labuan Bajo	Wings Air	About 1 hr 15 min	19 a week (Nov 2026)
Waingapu (Sumba)	Wings Air	About 1 hr 20 min	Listed as 14 a week (listing inconsistent)
Bima (Sumbawa)	Wings Air	About 1 hr 5 min	14 a week (Nov 2026)
Sumbawa Besar	Wings Air	About 40 min	12 a week (Nov 2026)
Yogyakarta	Super Air Jet	About 1 hr 30 min	7 a week (Nov 2026; 4 in Sep)
Makassar	Lion Air	About 1 hr 10 min	1 a week (Sep 2026)

Sources: flightconnections (route pages), airportoverview (Waingapu route). Frequencies change by weekday and season.

What to watch on routes with few flights

Routes east and to Yogyakarta and Makassar have far fewer flights than those to Jakarta or Bali: one to three a day, or a few a week. If one flight is cancelled, the next may be a day or more away, so leave about a day’s slack before any onward international flight or boat booking.

On days you fly domestic from Lombok, the Lion Air Group’s guidance is to be at the airport three hours before departure. Sekotong is about 1 hour 10 minutes away by car, so leave about 4 hours 10 minutes before departure, and 30 minutes to an hour earlier in rain or traffic.

Ways to combine other islands with Lombok

With Lombok as a base, you can add Komodo and Sumba to the east, or Bali and Java to the west, in the same trip. Whatever you choose, travel days cut into time on each island, so staying on Lombok in one block at the start or end and keeping the number of moves down makes things easier.

Figure: Examples of combining other islands with Lombok

Travel times within Lombok are in Lombok travel times, and an example week in a one-week Lombok itinerary.

Downsides, and who a multi-island trip suits

The downsides first. Flights east are few, and a cancellation can shift your plans by a day. Checked baggage rules differ by airline. The more travel days you add, the less time you spend on each island.

Even so, if you want to see Komodo’s sea, Sumba’s villages or Java’s temples together with Lombok’s coast on one trip, Lombok airport’s domestic flights make it possible. Semelar Beach Village’s stay programme runs from 3 nights and 4 days to 5 nights and 6 days at Rp4,800,000 per person, including airport transfers, transport, a guide, a welcome dinner and a massage (flights and accommodation are separate). The beach cafe SAKURA CAFE is open 10:00 to 22:00 (closed Mondays), and the bamboo restaurant is scheduled to open on 7 November 2026. Where to stay is on Stay.

Summary

Eleven Indonesian cities have direct flights from Lombok airport: east to Labuan Bajo (about 1 hour 15 minutes), Waingapu (about 1 hour 20 minutes), Bima (about 1 hour 5 minutes) and Sumbawa Besar (about 40 minutes), and west to Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta and Denpasar, among others.

Flights east are few, so leave about a day’s slack before onward bookings (as of November 2026).

Sources used for this article

• flightconnections, Non-stop flights from Praya, Lombok (LOP) (destinations and airlines, November 2026)https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-mataram-lop
• flightconnections, Direct flights from Praya, Lombok to Labuan Bajo (19 a week, about 1 hr 15 min)https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-lop-to-lbj
• flightconnections, Direct flights from Praya, Lombok to Bima (14 a week, about 1 hr 5 min)https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-lop-to-bmu
• flightconnections, Direct flights from Praya, Lombok to Sumbawa Besar (12 a week, about 40 min)https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-lop-to-swq
• flightconnections, Direct flights from Praya, Lombok to Yogyakarta (7 a week in November 2026, 4 in September, about 1 hr 30 min)https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-lop-to-yia
• flightconnections, Direct flights from Praya, Lombok to Makassar (1 a week, about 1 hr 10 min, September 2026)https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-lop-to-upg
• airportoverview, Mataram to Waingapu (LOP–WGP) (times, aircraft, duration)https://www.airportoverview.com/routes/LOP/WGP
• flightconnections, Direct flights from Jakarta to Praya, Lombok (94 a week, about 2 hours)https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-cgk-to-lop