Senai International Airport

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Senai International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai
செனாய் சர்வதேச வீமான நிலையம்
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMMC Corporation Berhad
OperatorSenai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
Serves
Location Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia
Opened1974;50 years ago (1974)
Operating base for AirAsia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 01°38′26″N103°40′13″E / 1.64056°N 103.67028°E / 1.64056; 103.67028
Website www.senaiairport.com
Maps
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Johor state in Malaysia
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JHB/WMKJ
Location in Senai, Kulai, Johor, West Malaysia
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JHB/WMKJ (Peninsular Malaysia)
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
16/343,80012,467Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passenger3,010,000 (Increase2.svg 71.23%)
Airfreight (tonnes)10,120 (Decrease2.svg 31.1%)
Aircraft movements42,000 (Increase2.svg 63.2%)
Sources: AIP Malaysia [1] [2]

Senai International Airport( IATA : JHB, ICAO : WMKJ), formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport [3] is an international airport in the town of Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia, serving Johor Bahru and the southernmost region of Peninsular Malaysia. The airport is located approximately 22 km north-west of the Johor Bahru city centre.

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History

Senai airport interior. Senai Airport Terminal (220309) 01.jpg
Senai airport interior.

Opened in 1974, the airport is managed and operated by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd (SATSSB) which took over the operations from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) in 2003 under a 50-year concession to develop the airport.[ citation needed ] SATSSB is currently wholly owned by MMC Corporation Berhad. Senai International Airport is currently the only privately managed public airport in Malaysia. SATSSB also operates Kerteh Airport for Petronas.[ citation needed ]

Plans for expanding the airport was announced in 1978. [4]

The federal government planned to upgrade the airport in 1990, costing RM 100 million. [5] It was later approved in April 1990. [6]

Meanwhile, Malaysia Airlines' planned to reroute its international flights to the airport instead of Singapore Changi as it is cheaper. [5] The plan was approved in August 1991. [7]

In September 1990, Malaysia Airlines began adding direct flights from the airport to Kuala Terengganu attract tourists to Terengganu and Kelantan. [8]

In April 1992, Malaysia Airlines began weekly flights from Senai to Hong Kong, marking "a new era" for the airport. [9]

In 1993, Senai Airport was upgraded, costing RM 93 million. The uprgade works include expansions to the terminal and runway, and the construction of an aerobridge. The uprade would enable the airport to carry more DC-10 aircraft than before, [10] with traffic increased to 100 flights weekly. [7]

Senai International Airport is capable of handling up to 4.5 million passengers and 80,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.[ citation needed ]

Senai International Airport serves as the aviation gateway for Iskandar Malaysia and the southern region, and is dedicated to providing routes and services essential to cater the needs of both tourism and business travelers. Equipped with a 3,800-metre Category 4E runway, Senai International Airport can handle aircraft up to large jets such as the Airbus A350 XWB, the Boeing 777 and even the Antonov An-124 Ruslan freighter. Currently, there are four airlines operating at Senai International Airport, serving 12 domestic and 4 international destinations.[ citation needed ]

In 2019, Senai International Airport handled a total of 4,254,922 passengers and 15,010 tons of freight with a combination of 52,030 scheduled and non-scheduled commercial aircraft movements. Currently the terminal is being expanded to handle 5 million passengers by 2023. [11]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Alor Setar, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Ipoh, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching, Langkawi, Miri, Penang, Sibu, Tawau
Batik Air Malaysia Haikou, Kuala Lumpur–International
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Penang
Indonesia AirAsia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Surabaya
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Seasonal Charter (Hajj): Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang
TransNusa Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta [12]

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger traffic at JHB airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics [13]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
20091,316,082Steady2.svgN/ASteady2.svgN/ASteady2.svg
20101,235,400Decrease2.svg 6.16,239Steady2.svg11,934Steady2.svg
20111,337,562Increase2.svg 8.35,438Decrease2.svg 12.815,167Increase2.svg 27.1
20121,376,383Increase2.svg 3.03,149Decrease2.svg 42.112,506Decrease2.svg 17.4
20131,989,979Increase2.svg 44.63,443Increase2.svg 9.337,998Increase2.svg 203.8
20142,325,816Increase2.svg 16.94,934Increase2.svg 43.342,976Increase2.svg 13.1
20152,581,966Increase2.svg 11.15,272Increase2.svg 6.941,892Decrease2.svg 2.5
20162,828,074Increase2.svg 12.16,245Increase2.svg 18.042,744Increase2.svg 2.0
20173,124,799Increase2.svg 10.57,614Increase2.svg 21.946,497Increase2.svg 3.0
20183,522,519Increase2.svg 12.79,691Increase2.svg 27.052,030Increase2.svg 12.0
20194,270,144Increase2.svg 21.214,694Increase2.svg 51.658,313Increase2.svg 12.1
20201,096,517Decrease2.svg 74.310,120Decrease2.svg 31.121,481Decrease2.svg 63.2
2021371,754Decrease2.svg 33.410,120Decrease2.svg 31.121,481Decrease2.svg 63.2
20222,144,036Increase2.svg 476.710,120Decrease2.svg 31.121,481Decrease2.svg 63.2
20233,010,000Increase2.svg 71.2310,120Decrease2.svg 31.142,000Increase2.svg 63.2
Source: Ministry of Transport [14]
Busiest domestic flights out of Senai International Airport by frequency as of September 2023
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airlines
1 Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur53AK, MH, OD
2 Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg Penang, Pulau Pinang49AK, FY
3 Flag of Selangor.svg Subang, Selangor42FY, OD
4 Flag of Sarawak.svg Kuching, Sarawak24AK
5 Flag of Sabah.svg Kota Kinabalu, Sabah14AK
6 Flag of Sarawak.svg Sibu, Sarawak7AK
7 Flag of Perak.svg Ipoh, Perak7AK
8 Flag of Kedah.svg Langkawi, Kedah4AK
9 Flag of Kedah.svg Alor Setar, Kedah4AK
10 Flag of Sabah.svg Tawau, Sabah4AK
11 Flag of Kelantan.svg Kota Bharu, Kelantan3AK
12 Flag of Sarawak.svg Miri, Sarawak2AK
Busiest international flights out of Senai International Airport by frequency as of September 2023
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airlines
1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Indonesia14QZ, 8B
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok-Don Mueang, Thailand11FD
3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam7AK
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou, China7AK
5 Flag of Indonesia.svg Surabaya, Indonesia7QZ
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Haikou, China2OD

Ground transport

Senai International Airport is connected to PLUS Highway, Senai–Desaru Expressway and Second Link Expressway. Taxis are available outside the airport. Buses are available to the city centre with the option to transit to Singapore. [15]

Causeway Link provides the commuters a route to JB Sentral.

Bus No.Destinations
AA1 JB Sentral

Senai Business Aviation Terminal (SBAT)

SATSSB also operates SBAT, a private aviation terminal located just beside the airport's main terminal building and sharing the same infrastructure. True to its name, SBAT features business facilities including meeting and conference rooms, and dining and private rest facilities.

Senai Airport Free Industrial Zone (SAFIZ)

SAFIZ forms part of Senai International Airport's total land area and operates as a free industrial zone for several multinational factories and distribution hubs, including Pokka, Celestica and BMW.

Notes

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    4. ↑ "Senai airport runway to be extended". The Straits Times. 7 March 1978. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
    5. 1 2 "'Re-route flights through Senai' call to MAS". The Straits Times. 4 August 1990. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
    6. ↑ "KL okays $63.4m to expand airport in Johor". The Straits Times. 13 April 1990. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
    7. 1 2 "MAS 'yes' to using Senai as stopover point for global flights". The Straits Times. 7 August 1991. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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    14. ↑ "Malaysia Transportation Statistics 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
    15. ↑ "By Bus".
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