Pangkor Airport

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Pangkor Airport
Lapangan Terbang Pangkor
Pangkor Airport Terminal.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Berhad
Serves Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia
Location Pangkor Island, Perak, West Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 04°14′41″N100°33′12″E / 4.24472°N 100.55333°E / 4.24472; 100.55333
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Perak State in Malaysia
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PKG /WMPA
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/227922,598Semi Grout
Statistics (2012)
Passengers4,068
Passenger change 11-12Increase2.svg643.7%
Aircraft movements324
Movements change 11-12Increase2.svg912.5%
Source: AIP Malaysia [2]

Pangkor Airport( IATA : PKG, ICAO : WMPA) is an airport on Pangkor Island, Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia.

Contents

The airport is complemented by Sitiawan Airport located in the mainland.

History

In 1970, the Perak state government studied a site for an airstrip, located near the government rest house at Pasir Bogak. The 2,500 feet (760 m) airstrip would be used by light aircraft and helicopters. [3]

Plans to construct the airport – then only an airstrip – were announced in 1984. [4]

The airport was expected to be completed in July 1992, [5] but was delayed to January 1993. [6]

Technical defects on the airstrip were discovered in May 1993, delaying the airport's opening to June. At that time, the airstrip could only fit the 12-seater Dornier and Twin Otter. [6]

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics [7]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
20036,095Steady2.svg657Steady2.svg
200410,247Increase2.svg 68.1698Increase2.svg 6.2
200511,193Increase2.svg 9.2752Increase2.svg 7.7
20069,866Decrease2.svg 11.9541Decrease2.svg 28.1
20078,906Decrease2.svg 9.7589Increase2.svg 8.9
20088,132Decrease2.svg 8.7545Decrease2.svg 7.5
20097,617Decrease2.svg 6.3502Decrease2.svg 7.9
20102,588Decrease2.svg 66.0174Decrease2.svg 65.3
2011547Decrease2.svg 78.932Decrease2.svg 81.6
20124,068Increase2.svg 643.7324Increase2.svg 912.5
Busiest routes out of Pangkor Airport by frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)|

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for PKG at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ "$2 mil plan to turn Pangkor, Lumut into holiday centres". The Straits Times. 19 October 1970. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Airstrip on Pangkor to boost tourism". The Straits Times. 2 October 1984. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tradewinds, Pelangi Air to fly direct to Pangkor". The Straits Times. 22 February 1992. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Airstrip on Pangkor held up by 'technical defects'". The Straits Times. 17 May 1993. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2012" (PDF). MAHB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.


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