Sultan Mahmud Airport

Sultan Mahmud Airport
Lapangan Terbang Sultan Mahmud
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Location Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E / 5.38139°N 103.10472°E / 5.38139; 103.10472Coordinates: 05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E / 5.38139°N 103.10472°E / 5.38139; 103.10472
Map
WMKN
Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,480 11,417 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passenger 943,660 (Increase 4.8%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 247 (Decrease 2.4%)
Aircraft movements 11,485 (Decrease 4.8%)
Source: official website[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport serves Kuala Terengganu which is located 8 km (5.0 mi) away.[2] In 2017, it handled 943,660 passengers with 11,485 aircraft movements.[1] It was named after the 16th Sultan of Terengganu, Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, who ruled from 1979 to 1998.

In January 2008, the Malaysian government approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.

The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year. Malaysia Airlines has agreed with Tabung Haji that it will also bring passengers to Mecca via Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

On October 11, 2008, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 from Kuala Lumpur landed there, the first Boeing 747 to do so.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Johor Bahru,[3] Kuala Lumpur–International
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–Subang

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2003394,240Steady160Steady5,508Steady
2004435,620Increase10.5124Decrease22.55,834Increase 5.9
2005419,475Decrease3.794Decrease24.25,622Decrease 3.6
2006398,252Decrease5.170Decrease25.53,792Decrease 32.5
2007430,800Increase8.247Decrease32.88,781Increase 131.6
2008487,495Increase13.224Decrease49.010,045Increase 14.4
2009523,619Increase7.424Steady9,875Decrease 1.7
2010520,611Decrease0.650Increase108.310,959Increase 11.0
2011502,966Decrease3.4103Increase106.014,296Increase 30.4
2012550,831Increase9.5147Increase42.712,809Decrease 10.4
2013699,310Increase27.0103Decrease29.711,402Decrease 11.0
2014842,651Increase 20.5148Increase 43.814,057Increase 23.3
2015857,239Increase 1.7329Increase 121.912,587Decrease 10.5
2016900,218Increase 5.0253Decrease 23.112,066Decrease 4.1
2017943,660Increase 4.8247Decrease 2.411,485Decrease 4.8
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. 1 2 WMKN - KUALA TERENGGANU/SULTAN MAHMUD at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/271506/airasia-group-schedules-new-domestic-routes-in-s17/
  4. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 12 April 2018.


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