THE EFFECT OF LION AIR AIRLINE GROUND TIME ON ON TIME PERFORMANCE AT HANG NADIM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BATAM

Abstract

Airport management plays an important role in supporting efficiency and service for flight operations. To be able to provide this service optimally, it is necessary to optimize the flight time of an aircraft. Optimizing aircraft service time or what is usually called ground time needs to be increased to achieve punctuality for an airline. Optimal ground time can be seen from achieving time that is in accordance with predetermined standards so that on time performance (OTP) can be achieved. Batam's Hang Nadim International Airport is the airport with the longest runway in Indonesia with a length of 4025 meters and is ranked second after Kuala Lumpur Airport in Malaysia. This airport has quite a busy flight flow. This requires airport managers to be able to maximize the airline's ground time relative to departure time in order to achieve the predetermined timeliness. The research methodology uses sequential mixed methods (sequential mixed methods) with research data obtained from observation analysis, documentation, interviews, literature study and regression analysis. The results of research conducted by the author prove that there is an influence of Lion Air airline's ground time on the timeliness of flight departures at Batam's Hang Nadim International Airport and ground time factors such as aircraft type, weather, personnel performance and airside capacity also influence it. Brings about optimization of ground handling operations.