Sultan Ismail Petra Airport

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Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان اسماعيل ڤيترا
Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra
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 06°10′00″N 102°17′34″E / 6.166667, 102.29278
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: KBRICAO: 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

[edit] Past airlines and routes

[edit] Airlines still in operations with its terminated routes

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, Kota Bharu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. ^ Airport information for WMKC at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for KBR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

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