Batu Berendam Airport

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Batu Berendam Airport Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam
IATA: MKZ - ICAO: WMKM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		N/A
Serves		Malacca
Elevation AMSL		35 ft (11 m)
Coordinates		02°15′48″N, 102°15′06″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	4,501	1,372	Asphalt

Batu Berendam Airport (IATA: MKZ, ICAO: WMKM) is an airport that serves Malacca (Melaka) in Malaysia.

The airport occupies 141 acres of land. Currently, the runway is too short for big aircraft. This airport had an earth breaking ceremony on April 1, 2006, and will be completely upgraded within 30 months. Under this expansion, the runway will be upgraded from 1372 x 37 meters, to 2045 x 45 meters, allowing Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft to land. The existing terminal complex will be completely removed and replaced with a new 7,000 square-meter terminal equipped with international-standard amenities. The old control tower will also be replaced and complemented with various advanced aeronautical devices. Both ends of the runway will be contain facilities to guide night landing and better assure safety in bad weather conditions.

The airport is also used as the base of the Malaysian Flying Academy (MFA) which has been operating out of the airport since 1987.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Riau Airlines (Pekan Baru)

[edit] Trivia

• In September 2005, AirAsia announced that it will make Batu Berendam Airport a destination once all renovation work has been completed. It is likely that AirAsia will use the airport as a hub to operate flights to Indonesia.

[edit] External links

• World Aero Data airport information for WMKM

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