Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
Serves | Alor Setar | ||||||||||
Location | Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 06°11′40″N 100°24′03″E / 6.19444°N 100.40083°ECoordinates: 06°11′40″N 100°24′03″E / 6.19444°N 100.40083°E | ||||||||||
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WMBT Location in West Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport in Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia. It serves the city of Alor Setar.
The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa. The new terminal is already operational by 5 May 2006 to cater for future traffic growth. The new terminal has the capacity to receive the Airbus 330 operations as the runway was extended from the previous 1,963 m × 45 m (6,440 ft × 148 ft) to 2,745 m × 45 m (9,006 ft × 148 ft). In 2009, the airport handled 421,314 passengers with 24,031 aircraft movements.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force training division is also co-located and uses the same runway as the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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AirAsia | Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur–International |
Firefly | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina |
Malindo Air | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
Traffic and statistics
Year | Passengers handled[lower-alpha 1] |
Passenger % Change |
Cargo (tonnes) |
Cargo % Change |
Aircraft movements |
Aircraft % Change |
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2003 | 353,778 | 17 | 18,318 | |||
2004 | 346,502 | 67 | 14,784 | |||
2005 | 323,669 | 118 | 17,632 | |||
2006 | 292,549 | 111 | 18,495 | |||
2007 | 291,006 | 55 | 20,277 | |||
2008 | 307,564 | 41 | 17,705 | |||
2009 | 421,314 | 34 | 24,031 | |||
2010 | 400,997 | 34 | 22,187 | |||
2011 | 407,717 | 46 | 19,621 | |||
2012 | 433,644 | 123 | 18,006 | |||
2013 | 535,073 | 126 | 15,752 | |||
2014 | 660,264 | 230 | 17,365 | |||
2015 | 719,029 | 389 | 18,368 | |||
2016 | 787,706 | 390 | 18,190 | |||
2017 | 802,304 | 489 | 46,285 | |||
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[3] |
Transportation
This airport nearby Anak Bukit railway station within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station are connected to main city and town in Kedah and Perlis like Alor Setar, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Kangar, Arau and Padang Besar.
Notes
- ↑ Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit
References
- ↑ Sultan Abdul Halim Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- 1 2 WMKA - ALOR STAR/SULTAN ABDUL HALIM at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
External links
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WMKA at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AOR at Aviation Safety Network