Redang Airport Lapangan Terbang Redang | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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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 April 16, 2009.
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]
{{Airport-dest-list | Berjaya Air | Charter: [[Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport|Kuala Lumpur–Subang [4] }}
Year | Passengers handled | Passenger % change | Cargo (tonnes) | Cargo % change | Aircraft movements | Aircraft % change |
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2004 | 20,750 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 741 | ![]() |
2005 | 30,650 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1,121 | ![]() |
2006 | 28,928 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 934 | ![]() |
2007 | 33,738 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1,053 | ![]() |
2008 | 34,957 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1,083 | ![]() |
2009 | 28,246 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 862 | ![]() |
2010 | 48,610 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1,356 | ![]() |
2011 | 46,159 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 1,319 | ![]() |
2012 | 35,960 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | 877 | ![]() |
2013 | 35,982 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | 955 | ![]() |
2014 | 11,087 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | 430 | ![]() |
2015 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
2017 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
2018 | 51 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() |
2019 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() |
2020 | 5159 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 39 | ![]() |
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad [5] |
Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) |
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1 | ![]() | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 3 |
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