Sultan Ismail Petra Airport

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Sultan Ismail Petra Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان اسماعيل ڤيترا
IATA: KBR - ICAO: WMKC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves		Kota Bharu
Elevation AMSL		16 ft (5 m)
Coordinates		06°10′01″N, 102°17′35″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	6,982	2,128	Asphalt

Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (IATA: KBR, ICAO: WMKC) is an airport that serves Kota Bharu in Malaysia.

Opened in September 2002, the new 12,000sqm airport terminal with three aircraft stands, three aerobridges is able to handle 1.4 million passengers. The new terminal is equipped with facilities and services to cater to the increasing inflow of tourists to Kelantan. In 2005, the airport handled 635,397 passengers, with 8,765 aircraft movements.

[edit] History

This airport is a former RAF base and the scene of the first Japanese landing in Malaya in 1941.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
• Firefly (Penang) (Commenced in April 2007)
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)

[edit] External links

• Official site
• World Aero Data airport information for WMKC

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