Sultan Mahmud Airport

Sultan Mahmud Airport
Lapangan Terbang Sultan Mahmud
IATA: TGG – ICAO: WMKN
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Terengganu, Malaysia
Location Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, West Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E / 5.38139°N 103.10472°E / 5.38139; 103.10472Coordinates: 05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E / 5.38139°N 103.10472°E / 5.38139; 103.10472
Map
WMKN

Location in West Malaysia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 4,570 14,993 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger 857,239 (Increase 1.7%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 329 (Increase 121.9%)
Aircraft movements 12,587 (Decrease 10.5%)
Source: official website[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport that serves Kuala Terengganu, a city in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. The airport is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from town.[2] In 2008, the airport handled 487,495 passengers with 10,045 aircraft movements.[1] The airport was named after the 16th Sultan of Terengganu, Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, who ruled from 1978 to 1998.

In January 2008, the Malaysian government approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.

The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year. Malaysia Airlines has agreed with Tabung Haji that it will also bring passengers to the Holy Land Mecca via Jeddah and Medina.

On October 11, 2008, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 from Kuala Lumpur landed which made it the first Boeing 747 to land at Sultan Mahmud Airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
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
2003394,240Steady160Steady5,508Steady
2004435,620Increase10.5124Decrease22.55,834Increase 5.9
2005419,475Decrease3.794Decrease24.25,622Decrease 3.6
2006398,252Decrease5.170Decrease25.53,792Decrease 32.5
2007430,800Increase8.247Decrease32.88,781Increase 131.6
2008487,495Increase13.224Decrease49.010,045Increase 14.4
2009523,619Increase7.424Steady9,875Decrease 1.7
2010520,611Decrease0.650Increase108.310,959Increase 11.0
2011502,966Decrease3.4103Increase106.014,296Increase 30.4
2012550,831Increase9.5147Increase42.712,809Decrease 10.4
2013699,310Increase27.0103Decrease29.711,402Decrease 11.0
2014842,651Increase 20.5148Increase 43.814,057Increase 23.3
2015857,239Increase 1.7329Increase 121.912,587Decrease 10.5
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. 1 2 WMKN - KUALA TERENGGANU/SULTAN MAHMUD 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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