[5] The first aircraft that landed on the airport was a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800NG, marking the commencement of operations on 1 October 2011.

[2][8] Muhammad Zainuddin Abdul Madjid was an ulema from Lombok which founded Nahdlatul Wathan, a prominent Islamic organization in the province.

Garuda and Batavia began to partially adopt the LOP code in their booking and ticketing systems at that time.

Lion Air was using AMI at the end of November 2011; however, all flights were operating solely to and from Lombok International Airport.

It is approximately 55 km southeast of the established Senggigi tourism precinct of West Lombok.

The site is some distance from existing townships and external services; the nearest regional city is Praya, to the immediate north of the airport.

After completion, the passenger capacity will be increased to 7.5 million, the runway will be expanded to 3,300 meters to allow wide bodied aircraft.

[25] Information on flight procedures, communication procedures and airfield beacon and navigational aids were published by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Indonesia) in an AIRAC document published on 28 July 2011 with an effective date of 22 September 2011.