Sungai Besi Airport
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| Sungai Besi Airport Lapangan Terbang Sungai Besi |
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| IATA: N/A - ICAO: WMKF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Royal Malaysian Air Force | ||
| Serves | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 111 ft (34 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 517 | 158 | Grass |
| 04/22 | 6,205 | 1,891 | Asphalt |
Sungai Besi Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: WMKF) is an airport in Kuala Lumpur. It served as the main airport to Kuala Lumpur from 1952 to 1965, when the main airport was moved to Subang International Airport. Today it is used as the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing and the air unit of Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department base.
Kelab Penerbangan Di-Raja Selangor (Royal Selangor Flying Club) also flies from Sungei Besi Airport. The 4 Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft belonging from the club is based at Sungei Besi airport. [1]
The Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum is located in this airport.
[edit] External link
- World Aero Data airport information for WMKF
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