Tioman Airport

Tioman Airport
Lapangan Terbang Tioman
The runway is only accessible from the north, due to the nearby hills at the south end
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Berhad
Serves Tioman Island
Location Rompin, Pahang, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 02°49′09″N 104°09′36″E / 2.81917°N 104.16000°E / 2.81917; 104.16000Coordinates: 02°49′09″N 104°09′36″E / 2.81917°N 104.16000°E / 2.81917; 104.16000
Map
WMBT
Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 992 3,255 Tarmac
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 56,054
Passenger change 12-13 Decrease6.8%
Aircraft movements 2,089
Movements change 12-13 Decrease5.3%
Sources: AIP Malaysia[1]

Tioman Airport (IATA: TOD, ICAO: WMBT), also known as Pulau Tioman Airport, is an airport serving Tioman Island, Pahang, Malaysia. It is located next to Tekek village (Kampung Tekek). The airport currently has no scheduled airline operations, with just one operator offering regular charter services. The relatively small size of aircraft able to take off and land at Tioman means that per seat costs are relatively high making it hard for airlines operating out of the island to remain profitable.[2] The airport's runway is "one way" as planes can only land from and take off in one direction (north) due to nearby terrain. Tioman is a popular destination for private pilots based in Singapore and Malaysia.

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics[3][4][5]
Year Passengers
handled		 Passenger
% Change		 Aircraft
Movements		 Aircraft
% Change
200356,900Steady2,633Steady
200457,957Increase 1.82,447Decrease 7.1
200554,054Decrease 6.72,146Decrease 12.3
200657,559Increase 6.52,256Increase 5.1
200746,260Decrease 19.61,989Decrease 11.8
200848,767Increase 5.42,141Increase 7.6
200949,057Increase 0.62,180Increase 1.8
201054,056Increase 10.22,167Decrease 0.6
201162,010Increase 14.72,222Increase 2.5
201260,141Decrease 3.02,205Decrease 0.8
201356,054Decrease 6.82,089Decrease 5.3
20149,217Decrease 83.61,019Decrease 51.2

Statistics

Busiest Flights Out of Tioman Airport by Frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)
1  Selangor, Subang (SZB) 5

References

  1. ↑ AIP Malaysia: WMBT - Pulau Tioman at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  2. ↑ http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2014325
  3. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2012" (PDF). MAHB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2013" (PDF). MAHB. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2014" (PDF). MAHB. Retrieved 22 March 2016.


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