Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport

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Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
IATA: SZB - ICAO: WMSA
Summary
Airport type		civil
Serves		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Elevation AMSL		90 ft (27 m)
Coordinates		3°7′50″N, 101°32′58″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
15/33	12,401	3,780	asphalt

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (IATA: SZB, ICAO: WMSA) is an airport located in Subang, Malaysia, and primarily serves general aviation and some turboprop domestic flights. Although plans existed to convert the airport into a low-cost carrier hub, the change was opposed by Subang Jaya residents. Until the 1998 opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport served as Kuala Lumpur's primary airport.

Contents 1 History 2 Currently 3 Airlines and destinations 4 External links

[edit] History

The airport officially was opened to traffic on August 30th, 1965, and had the longest runway (3.7km long, 45m wide - runway 15 - 33) in Southeast Asia.^{[citation needed]} By the 1990s, the airport had three terminals - Terminal 1 for international flights, Terminal 2 for Singapore - KL shuttle flights by Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines, and Terminal 3 for domestic flights. Toward the end of service, the airport suffered at least two major fires that forced traffic to be diverted to other airports. By the end of 1997, Subang Airport handled 15.8 million passengers.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2002, AirAsia began flying from KLIA, and in 2004, AirAsia considered utilising the airport as a primary hubs in Malaysia. However, the plan was rejected and the Malaysian government now plans to turn the airport into an international conference centre.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Currently

The airport serves as Berjaya Air's main gateway to several Malaysian holiday destinations, including Pulau Tioman. Several companies offer chartered flights and helicopter services from the airport. A number of flying clubs are also located at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport, the most famous of these being ESB (Eurodynamic Sdn Bhd).^{[citation needed]} Flying Club http://www.esbfc.com/

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Berjaya Air (Koh Samui, Pangkor, Redang, Tioman)

[edit] External links

• World Aero Data airport information for WMSA

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