Sitiawan Airport Lapangan Terbang Sitiawan | |||||||||||
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| Operator | Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sitiawan | ||||||||||
| Location | Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°13′20″N100°41′57.6″E / 4.22222°N 100.699333°E | ||||||||||
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  WMBA Location in West Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Construction began in late 1993 at a cost of RM 25 million, using an existing airstrip converted into a 1,350 metre runway. [3]
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