Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport

Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport (IATA: KUA, ICAO: WMKD) is an airport that serves Kuantan, a city in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2009, the airport handled 226,912 passengers on 3,110 flights, though the airport is able to handle over one million passengers annually.[3] In 2008, Taiwan and Tourism Malaysia had co-operated that there were 23 charter flights directly from Taipei to Kuantan Airport, this condition had made Kuantan Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport the first airport in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia that received international flights. Passengers have to walk from the aircraft to the arrival hall.

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Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport

Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ahmad Shah
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesKuantan
LocationKuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates03°46′11″N 103°12′34″E
Maps

Pahang state in Malaysia
KUA /WMKD
KUA /WMKD
KUA /WMKD (Malaysia)
KUA /WMKD
KUA /WMKD (Southeast Asia)
KUA /WMKD
KUA /WMKD (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,804 9,199 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger71,877 ( 84.3%)
Airfreight (tonnes)3.0 ( 7.9%)
Aircraft movements1,117 ( 72.6%)
[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Co-located with the airport is RMAF Kuantan, housing 15 Squadron (BAE Hawk) and 17 Squadron (MiG-29) of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Malaysia AirlinesKuala Lumpur–International

Traffic and statistics
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
2003351,179644,054
2004349,3750.5644,088 0.8
2005298,18414.67517.23,757 8.1
2006273,0058.410945.32,973 20.9
2007262,4863.81035.53,487 17.3
2008259,5291.17032.03,551 1.8
2009226,91212.6703,110 12.4
2010220,8782.74930.02,802 9.9
2011248,84612.73822.43,452 23.2
2012280,07412.55750.53,613 4.7
2013317,44013.38651.23,663 1.4
2014314,130 1.046 46.93,911 6.8
2015292,109 7.021 55.24,174 6.7
2016247,757 15.215 27.33,493 16.3
2017241,314 2.625 65.32,893 17.2
2018258,816 7.313 47.43,013 4.1
2019394,599 52.52.8 78.44,082 35.5
202071,877 84.33.0 7.91,117 72.6
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4]
Busiest flights out of Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport by frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)Airlines Note
1 Kuala Lumpur 3 MH

Passenger facilities

The airport has an outdoor car park, a taxi stand, several small shops, an arrival hall and a departure hall. The front part of the building housing the shops and the check in counters are not air conditioned.

See also

References
  1. Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport, Kuantan at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. WMKD – KUANTAN AIRPORT at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport, Kuantan official page at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  4. "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.


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