Sultan Abdul Halim Airport

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Kedah, and Perlis, Malaysia
Location Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 06°11′40″N 100°24′03″E / 6.19444°N 100.40083°E / 6.19444; 100.40083Coordinates: 06°11′40″N 100°24′03″E / 6.19444°N 100.40083°E / 6.19444; 100.40083
Map
WMBT

Location in West Malaysia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger 719,029 (Increase 8.9%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 389 (Increase 69.0%)
Aircraft movements 18,368 (Increase 5.8%)
Source: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport that serves Alor Setar, a city in the state of Kedah in Malaysia.

The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa. The new terminal is already operational by 5 May 2006 to cater for future traffic growth. The new terminal has the capacity to receive the Airbus 330 operations as the runway was extended from the previous 1,963 m × 45 m (6,440 ft × 148 ft) to 2,745 m × 45 m (9,006 ft × 148 ft). In 2009, the airport handled 421,314 passengers with 24,031 aircraft movements.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force training division is also co-located and uses the same runway as the airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Hajj: Jeddah, Medina
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–Subang

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2003353,778Steady17Steady18,318Steady
2004346,502Decrease2.067Increase294.114,784Decrease 19.3
2005323,669Decrease6.6118Increase76.117,632Increase 19.2
2006292,549Decrease9.6111Decrease5.918,495Increase 4.9
2007291,006Decrease0.555Decrease50.420,277Increase 9.6
2008307,564Increase5.741Decrease25.417,705Decrease 12.7
2009421,314Increase36.934Decrease17.124,031Increase 35.7
2010400,997Decrease4.834Steady22,187Decrease 7.7
2011407,717Increase1.746Increase35.319,621Decrease 11.6
2012433,644Increase6.4123Increase167.418,006Decrease 8.2
2013535,073Increase23.4126Increase2.315,752Decrease 12.5
2014660,264Increase 23.4230Increase 82.417,365Increase 10.2
2015719,029Increase 8.9389Increase 69.018,368Increase 5.8
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[3]

Transportation

This airport nearby Anak Bukit railway station within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station are connected to main city and town in Kedah and Perlis like Alor Setar, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Kangar, Arau and Padang Besar.

References

  1. ↑ Sultan Abdul Halim Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. 1 2 WMKA - ALOR STAR/SULTAN ABDUL HALIM at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.



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