Sultan Abdul Halim Airport

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Sultan Abdul Halim Airport

Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim
AOR Terminal.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Alor Setar
Location Kepala Batas, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 06°11′40″N100°24′03″E / 6.19444°N 100.40083°E / 6.19444; 100.40083
Website www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/domestic/sultan-abdul-halim-airport
Map
West Malaysia location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
WMKA
Location in West Malaysia
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/222,7459,006Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger817,253 (Increase2.svg 1.9%)
Airfreight (tonnes)845 (Increase2.svg 72.7%)
Aircraft movements44,989 (Decrease2.svg 2.8%)
Source: official web site [1]
AIP Malaysia [2]

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport( IATA : AOR, ICAO : WMKA) is an airport in Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia. It serves the city of Alor Setar and the state of Perlis. It is the second-largest airport in the northern Peninsula Malaysia, following Penang International Airport.

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The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) [2] from Alor Setar. It has a capacity to handle up to 800,000 passengers per year. Opened in 1929, it is the second oldest airport in Malaysia, following Taiping Airport.

The airport's new terminal, which became operational on 5 May 2006, was designed to accommodate future growth in passenger traffic. The terminal can handle larger aircraft, such as the Airbus A330, following the extension of the runway from its original length of 1,963 m × 45 m (6,440 ft × 148 ft) to 2,745 m × 45 m (9,006 ft × 148 ft). In 2009, Sultan Abdul Halim Airport processed 421,314 passengers and recorded 24,031 aircraft movements.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force training division is also co-located and uses the same runway as the airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Johor Bahru, [3] [4] [5] Kuala Lumpur–International
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International [6]
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International

Traffic and statistics

A Starbucks outlet located on the landside area of the terminal Starbucks AOR.jpg
A Starbucks outlet located on the landside area of the terminal
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
YearPassengers
handled [a] 		Passenger
% Change		Cargo
(tonnes) [b] 		Cargo
% Change		Aircraft
movements		Aircraft
% Change
2003353,778Steady2.svg17Steady2.svg18,318Steady2.svg
2004346,502Decrease2.svg2.067Increase2.svg294.114,784Decrease2.svg 19.3
2005323,669Decrease2.svg6.6118Increase2.svg76.117,632Increase2.svg 19.2
2006292,549Decrease2.svg9.6111Decrease2.svg5.918,495Increase2.svg 4.9
2007291,006Decrease2.svg0.555Decrease2.svg50.420,277Increase2.svg 9.6
2008307,564Increase2.svg5.741Decrease2.svg25.417,705Decrease2.svg 12.7
2009421,314Increase2.svg36.934Decrease2.svg17.124,031Increase2.svg 35.7
2010400,997Decrease2.svg4.834Steady2.svg22,187Decrease2.svg 7.7
2011407,717Increase2.svg1.746Increase2.svg35.319,621Decrease2.svg 11.6
2012433,644Increase2.svg6.4123Increase2.svg167.418,006Decrease2.svg 8.2
2013535,073Increase2.svg23.4126Increase2.svg2.315,752Decrease2.svg 12.5
2014660,264Increase2.svg 23.4230Increase2.svg 82.417,365Increase2.svg 10.2
2015719,029Increase2.svg 8.9389Increase2.svg 69.018,368Increase2.svg 5.8
2016787,706Increase2.svg 9.6390Increase2.svg 0.318,190Decrease2.svg 1.0
2017802,304Increase2.svg 1.9489Increase2.svg 25.446,285Increase2.svg 154.5
2018817,253Increase2.svg 1.9845Increase2.svg 72.744,989Decrease2.svg 2.8
2019919,875Increase2.svg 12.61,009Increase2.svg 19.342,264Decrease2.svg 6.1
2020275,824Decrease2.svg 70.0280Decrease2.svg 72.233,367Decrease2.svg 21.1
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad [7]
Busiest flights out of Sultan Abdul Halim Airport by frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)AirlinesNote
1 Flag of Selangor.svg Subang, Selangor32FY, OD
2 Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 19AK, MH
3 Flag of Johor.svg Johor Bahru, Johor4AK

Transportation

This airport is nearby Anak Bukit railway station, within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station are connected to main city and town in Kedah and Perlis like Alor Setar, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Kangar, Arau and Padang Besar.

The airport is around 10-15 minutes by taxi to the city centre of Alor Setar.

Notes

  1. ↑ Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit
  2. ↑ Cargo movement including domestic, international and transit

References

  1. ↑ Sultan Abdul Halim Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. 1 2 WMKA - ALOR STAR/SULTAN ABDUL HALIM at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ "AirAsia to start JB-Alor Setar, JB-Ipoh flights from Oct 1". 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "AirAsia adds new domestic routes from Johor Bahru from Oct 2018".
  5. ↑ "AirAsia adds 437 extra flights for Hari Raya | New Straits Times". 3 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Batik Air Malaysia Adds Alor Setar From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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