This airport serves flights to and from several cities and towns in Indonesia.

[3] The airport was built by Pertamina, the state oil company of Indonesia to support its operations in the Dumai area.

These flights are served by Pertamina subsidiary Pelita Air.

After that, some commercial airlines open routes from and to Dumai,[4][5][6] though only a few airlines fly to Pinang Kampai Airport, but this airport experienced more than double the number of passengers in every year.

[7][8] As of 21 December 2017, the airport is officially managed by PT Pelita Air Service again after the contract expired with Dumai city government, but commercial flight activities are still allowed.