Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
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Sultan Ismail Petra Airport لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان اسماعيل ڤيترا Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra |
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IATA: KBR – ICAO: WMKC | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||
Serves | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | ||
Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
10/28 | 2,128 | 6,982 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2005) | |||
Passengers | 635,397 | ||
Aircraft movements | 8,765 | ||
Sources: official website[1] and DAFIF[2][3] |
Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (IATA: KBR, ICAO: WMKC) is an airport that serves Kota Bharu, a city in the state of Kelantan in Malaysia. Opened in September 2002, the new 12,000 m² 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.[1]
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[edit] History
This airport is a former RAF base and the scene of the first Japanese landing in Malaya in December 1941.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
- Firefly (Penang, Kuala Lumpur-Subang)
[edit] Past airlines and routes
[edit] Airlines still in operations with its terminated routes
- AirAsia (Johor Bahru)
- Malaysia Airlines(Penang, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Kota Bharu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ Airport information for WMKC at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for KBR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
[edit] External links
- Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Kota Bharu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WMKC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for KBR at Aviation Safety Network
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