Senai International Airport

Senai International Airport, formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport[3] (IATA: JHB, ICAO: WMKJ) (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai; Jawi: لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سناي‎; Chinese: 士乃国际机场; Tamil: சினாய் விமான நிலையம்) 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 32 km north-west of the Johor Bahru city centre.

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Senai International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai
لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سناي‎
士乃国际机场
சினாய் விமான நிலையம்
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMMC Corporation Berhad
OperatorSenai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
ServesIskandar Malaysia
Opened1974
Focus city for
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates01°38′26″N 103°40′13″E
Websitewww.senaiairport.com
Maps

Johor state in Malaysia
JHB /WMKJ
Location in Senai , Kulai , Johor , West Malaysia
JHB /WMKJ
JHB /WMKJ (Peninsular Malaysia)
JHB /WMKJ
JHB /WMKJ (Malaysia)
JHB /WMKJ
JHB /WMKJ (Southeast Asia)
JHB /WMKJ
JHB /WMKJ (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger1,096,517 ( 74.3%)
Airfreight (tonnes)10,120 ( 31.1%)
Aircraft movements21,481 ( 63.2%)
Sources: AIP Malaysia[1][2]

History
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. 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.

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

Senai International Airport serves as the aviation gateway for Iskandar Malaysia and 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 in Senai International Airport, serving 12 domestic destinations.

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.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Alor Setar, Bintulu, Ho Chi Minh City, Ipoh, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching, Langkawi, Miri, Penang, Sibu, Tawau
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Penang
Indonesia AirAsia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Surabaya
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching (begins 8 June 2022), Langkawi
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–Subang
SKS Airways Tioman
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang[5]

Traffic and statistics
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics [6]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
20091,316,082N/AN/A
20101,235,400 6.16,23911,934
20111,337,562 8.35,438 12.815,167 27.1
20121,376,383 3.03,149 42.112,506 17.4
20131,989,979 44.63,443 9.337,998 203.8
20142,325,816 16.94,934 43.342,976 13.1
20152,581,966 11.15,272 6.941,892 2.5
20162,828,074 12.16,245 18.042,744 2.0
20173,124,799 10.57,614 21.946,497 3.0
20183,522,519 12.79,691 27.052,030 12.0
20194,270,144 21.214,694 51.658,313 12.1
20201,096,517 74.310,120 31.121,481 63.2
Source: Ministry of Transport[7]
Busiest flights out of Senai International Airport by frequency as of July 2019
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airlines
1 Subang, Selangor 45 FY, OD
2 Kuala Lumpur 29 AK, MH
3 Penang 19 AK
4 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 14 AK
5 Kuching, Sarawak 14 AK
6 Langkawi, Kedah 13 AK, MH
7 Sibu, Sarawak 7 AK
8 Ipoh, Perak 5 AK
7 Alor Star, Kedah 4 AK
8 Tawau, Sabah 4 AK
9 Kota Bharu, Kelantan 3 AK
10 Miri, Sarawak 3 AK
11 Bintulu, Sarawak 3 AK

Ground transport

Senai International Airport is connected to PLUS Highway, Senai–Desaru Expressway and Second Link Expressway. Taxis are available outside the airport. Buses to the city centre with the option to transit to Singapore are available.[8]

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.

References
  1. WMKJ – JOHOR BAHRU/SENAI INTERNATIONAL at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  2. "Senai International Airport : About Senai Airport : Facts at a Glance". Senaiairport.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. "Senai International Airport - Introduction". Senai International Airport.
  4. "Statistic:Aviation". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  5. Töre, Özgür. "AirAsia Resumes Flights from Malaysia to Thailand". ftnNews. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
  7. "Malaysia Transportation Statistics 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. "By Bus".
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