Labuan Bajo Airport is officially named Komodo Airport, airport code LBJ. This page is a practical orientation to the airport itself: the terminal, the passenger facilities the airport lists, and the ground transport options it lists for leaving the airport.
The information comes from the airport’s own listings, published on the website of Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation. Each listing is dated here, because facilities and services can change. For flights, airlines, and the overall journey, see our guide on how to get to Labuan Bajo.
Labuan Bajo airport at a glance
- Name and code. Komodo Airport; IATA code LBJ (ICAO code WATO).
- Location. The ministry’s airport profile places the airport in Batu Cermin, in the Komodo district of West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Its official address is on Jl. Yohanes Sehadun, Labuan Bajo.
- Management. According to the Ministry of Transportation’s airport profile, the airport is managed by a technical unit (UPT) of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The airport office, UPBU Kelas II Komodo, publishes the airport’s official information online.
- Use. The same profile lists the airport’s use as international. This page does not cover which flights operate.
- Terminal. According to the airport’s terminal data (October 2026), there is one terminal building, used for both domestic and international passengers.
- Time zone. Central Indonesia Time (WITA).
Inside the terminal: passenger facilities by area
The airport’s official list of passenger facilities, with entries added in May 2026, places them as follows. Floors are given as level 1 and level 2, as labelled in the airport’s listing.
Domestic arrivals area
The listing places these facilities in the domestic arrivals area:
- an ATM;
- a money changer (level 1);
- a prayer room (mushola).
For the ATM and the prayer room, the listing gives levels 1 and 2 across their locations, which also include the departure waiting room. The listing describes this area as domestic arrivals. It does not say whether these facilities are available to passengers arriving on international flights.
Departures and the departure waiting room
In the departures area, on level 1, the listing includes a VIP room. It gives no detail on who may use it.
On level 1 of the departure waiting room, the listing includes a Priority Holding Room. It is described as a waiting room for passengers with disabilities, elderly passengers, and pregnant and nursing passengers.
On level 2 of the departure waiting room, the listing includes:
- shops selling food, drinks and souvenirs;
- a reading corner;
- a work station;
- a charging station, listed as free;
- a children’s play room;
- a smoking room;
- live music.
The departure waiting room is also one of the listed locations for the ATM and the prayer room.
Throughout the airport
Wi-Fi is listed as free throughout the airport, on levels 1 and 2.
Terminal maps
The airport publishes official floor maps of the terminal for levels 1 and 2, updated in July 2026. Use them to see where each area is in the terminal.
This is the airport’s own list, and its entries were added in May 2026. Facilities can open, close, or move, so check the current listing before relying on any one of them.
Getting from the airport into Labuan Bajo
What the airport lists
The airport’s official transport listing, with entries added on 13 May 2026, includes the following:
- Airport taxi. Airport taxis can be booked at the taxi counter in the arrivals area, according to the listing.
- DAMRI, listed as a shuttle service operating daily.
- Grab. Grab’s motorbike service (Grab Bike) appears in the same listing.
- Gojek. Gojek’s motorbike service appears in the same listing.
The listing does not say where ride-hailing pickups take place; check in the app when you land.
What the listing does not say
The official listing gives no fares, operating hours, routes, stops, or journey times for these services, and no distance into town. This site does not publish those details because the airport’s listing does not state them.
For current information, check the airport’s transport listing and each service’s own channels.
What to check before you arrive
- Current listings. The facilities and transport entries described here were added in May 2026. Check the airport’s current listings for facilities and transport before you travel.
- Questions the listings don’t answer. Use the contact details published on the official Komodo Airport website.
- Your accommodation. If you have booked somewhere to stay, ask how guests usually get there from the airport.
- Ride-hailing. If you plan to use Grab or Gojek, check pickup options in the app when you arrive.
- Cash. The listing places the ATM and the money changer in the domestic arrivals area.
Frequently asked questions
Komodo Airport, code LBJ, in Batu Cermin, West Manggarai. According to the airport’s terminal data, it has one terminal, used for both domestic and international passengers.
The airport’s listing (May 2026) places shops selling food, drinks, and souvenirs in the departure waiting room on level 2. No food outlet is listed in the arrivals area.
According to the airport’s May 2026 listing, there is an ATM in the departure waiting room and the domestic arrivals area, and a money changer in the domestic arrivals area.
Grab’s and Gojek’s motorbike services both appear in the airport’s official transport listing (May 2026). The listing does not say where pickups happen, so check in the app when you arrive.
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