Indonesia Air Transport (IAT or sometimes called INDAT) is an airline and aviation company based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It provides a wide range of aviation services to both the on and offshore oil, gas and mining industries within Indonesia and South-east Asia. Its main base is Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta. The company also maintains a secondary hub for its oil and gas industry clients at Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport, East Kalimantan, and operates limited scheduled services from Ngurah Rai International Airport on the island of Bali to the islands of Lombok and Flores. Indonesia Air Transport is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality. The company provides air passenger and cargo transportation, aircraft hiring and leasing services, aircraft repairs, and training facilities. IAT also supplies aviation technical equipment and spare parts. It operates various types of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Company description ft.com, downloaded 19.9.2010
Other operations include tourism charter work, photo mapping and magnometer survey missions, executive jet services, medical and medevac operation support, air cargo requirements including operations from short or unimproved airstrips, maintenance facilities in Jakarta and Balikpapan and East Kalimantan. Indonesia Air Transport has certification from the Department of Transportation of Republic Indonesia and Eurocopter claims over 20,000 safe flight hours on helicopter SA365 Dauphin C2.Pt Indonesia Air Transport - Services accessed 18 September 2010
History The airline was established and started operations in 1968, initially for state oil company Pertamina and its foreign oil production sharing contractors. The airline is operated by PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk and the company is currently listed on the Jakarta (JKT) Stock exchange ().
PT Global Transport Services, a subsidiary of PT Bhakti Investama Tbk (MNC Media Group) and PT Global Mediacom Tbk, the southeast Asia's largest and most integrated media group, is owner of PT Indonesia Air Transport Tbk. In March 2007 the company had 246 employees. In 2010 the company was reported as having 232 employees.
Destinations
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsAustraliaPerthPerth AirportSydneySydney AirportIndonesiaBalikpapanSultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan AirportBandungHusein Sastranegara AirportBontangPT Badak Bontang AirportDenpasarNgurah Rai International Airport JakartaHalim Perdanakusuma International AirportKetapangRahadi Oesman AirportLabuan BajoKomodo International Airport LombokLombok International AirportSelaparang AirportMedanKualanamu International AirportPadangMinangkabau International AirportPalembangSultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International AirportPangkalan BunIskandar AirportPekanbaruSultan Syarif Kasim II International AirportPontianakSupadio International AirportSintangTebelian AirportSurakartaAdisoemarmo International Airport
Fleet
Current fleet + Indonesia Air Transport fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesEmbraer EMB-135BJ Legacy1—Total 1—
Former fleet The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of January 2026):https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20260117172342-20-1317992/pesawat-atr-42-500-hilang-kontak-dioperasikan-indonesia-air-transport
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in September 2010 the Indonesia Air Transport fleet consisted of 21 aircraft.IAT The Fleet Retrieved; 19 September 2010. As a total of 32 aircraft appear on charter availability lists possibly IAT are dry leasing some further aircraft such as the Short's, the Grumman Gulfstream I, and the Squirrels. Air charter guide.com Retrieved; 19 September 2010. Directorate General of Ciivil Aviation Republic of Indonesia-Aircraft registered to PT. Indonesia Air Transport Accessed 19.9.2010
+ Indonesia Air Transport former fleetAircraftIn fleetOrdersPassengersRoutesDauphin AS-350BA Squirrel Helicopter206Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IATDauphin SA 365 N2 Helicopter3012Charter operationsEurocopter EC 135 P2 Helicopter1013Charter operationsEurocopter EC 155 B1 Helicopter3013Charter operationsEurocopter EC 155 B Helicopter1013Charter operationsDauphin SA 365 DAU Helicopter3012Charter operationsBell 212 (IFR) Twin Two Twelve Helicopter2012Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IATAérospatiale Lama SA-315B Helicopter104 Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IATDassault Falcon DA-20F109CharterCitation 111 CE-650108Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IATFokker 501058Domestic routesFokker F271034Domestic routes/possible charter operations, registered to IAT as PK-TSJATR 42-300QC1045Domestic routes/charter operationsATR 42-5003036Charter operationsOne crashedGrumman Gulfstream I, G1591019Charter operations/this aircraft is not currently registered to IATShort's Skyvan SC7-24018Charter operations/these aircraft are not currently registered to IATBeechcraft 1900D Airliner 2018Charter operationsEmbraer Legacy 600 10Airbus A320-20010180Domestic routesTotal310Last updated: 17 January 2026
At August 2006 the airline also operated:Flight International, 3–9 October 2006 BAC One-Eleven 400, 1 Aircraft BAC One-Eleven 475, 1 Aircraft
Accidents and incidents
PK-THT On 17 January 2026, an ATR 42-500, registered as PK-THT, crashed near Maros with 10 people on board.
Expansion In September 2012, the company has proposing to change its aviation business licence (Surat Izin Usaha Pererbangan) to Transportation Ministry for including medium class regular flight with Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Bandung as the hub. Initial regular flight occurred on February 22, 2013 from Bandung to Medan.
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