Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
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| Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim |
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| IATA: AOR - ICAO: WMKA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||
| Serves | Alor Star | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft (5 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/22 | 9,005 | 2,745 | Asphalt |
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport that serves Alor Star in Malaysia.
The airport, located 13 km 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 meters long and 45 meters wide to 2,745 meters long and 45 meters wide. In 2005, the airport handled 323,669 passengers with 3,267 aircraft movements.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force training division is also co-located and uses the same runway as the airport.
[edit] Ground Arrangements
AirAsia conveniently provides a shuttle van from the airport to Hat Yai, Thailand.
[edit] Airlines served
- AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
[edit] External links
- Official site
- World Aero Data airport information for WMKA
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