Redang Airport

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Redang Airport

Lapangan Terbang Redang
Bombardier Dash 7 in Pulau Redang, Malaysia -a.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports
Serves Redang, Malaysia
Location Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 25 ft / 8 m
Coordinates 05°45′55″N103°00′25″E / 5.76528°N 103.00694°E / 5.76528; 103.00694
Map
West Malaysia location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
WMPR
Location in West Malaysia
Redang Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
02/209403,084 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger5159 (Increase2.svg)
Airfreight (tonnes)0 (Steady2.svg)
Aircraft movements39 (Increase2.svg 5550%)
Source : AIP Malaysia [1] GDM [2]

Redang Airport( IATA : RDN, ICAO : WMPR) is an airport on Redang Island, Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport was briefly closed in 2009 for runway expansion, reopening on 16 April 2009.

Contents

The runway lies along the base of a long ridge immediately to the west. Another ridge runs parallel 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) to the east. South approach and departure are over the water. [3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Berjaya Air Charter: Kuala Lumpur–Subang, [4] Penang, [5] Singapore–Seletar [6]

Traffic and statistics

Traffic

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
200420,750Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg741Steady2.svg
200530,650Increase2.svg 47.70Steady2.svg1,121Increase2.svg 51.3
200628,928Decrease2.svg 5.60Steady2.svg934Decrease2.svg 16.7
200733,738Increase2.svg 16.60Steady2.svg1,053Increase2.svg 12.7
200834,957Increase2.svg 3.60Steady2.svg1,083Increase2.svg 2.8
200928,246Decrease2.svg 19.20Steady2.svg862Decrease2.svg 20.4
201048,610Increase2.svg 72.10Steady2.svg1,356Increase2.svg 57.3
201146,159Decrease2.svg 5.00Steady2.svg1,319Decrease2.svg 2.7
201235,960Decrease2.svg 22.127Increase2.svg877Decrease2.svg 33.5
201335,982Increase2.svg 0.127Steady2.svg955Increase2.svg 8.9
201411,087Decrease2.svg 69.217Decrease2.svg 37.7430Decrease2.svg 55.0
20150Decrease2.svg0Decrease2.svg0Decrease2.svg
20160Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
20170Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
201851Increase2.svg0Steady2.svg6Increase2.svg
20190Decrease2.svg0Steady2.svg6Steady2.svg
20205159Increase2.svg0Steady2.svg39Increase2.svg 5550
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad [7]

Statistics

Busiest flights out of Redang Airport by frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)
1Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor, Subang (SZB)5
2Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 3

See also

References

  1. AIP Malaysia: WMPR - Pulau Redang at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  2. Airport information for Redang Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Redang Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. "Berjaya Air connects Singapore, Redang with new service | TTG Asia". TTG Asia. 18 April 2022.
  5. "New charter flights to the tropical paradise, Redang Island".
  6. "https://www.berjayahotel.com/new/fly-direct-from-singapore-to-redang-island".{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.