Sultan Mahmud Airport

Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport serves Kuala Terengganu which is located 8 km (5.0 mi) away.[2] In 2017, it handled 943,660 passengers with 11,485 aircraft movements.[1] It was named after the 16th Sultan of Terengganu, Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, who ruled from 1979 to 1998.

Sultan Mahmud Airport

Lapangan Terbang Sultan Mahmud
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesKuala Terengganu, Malaysia
LocationKuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E
Maps

Terengganu state in Malaysia
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN (Malaysia)
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN (Southeast Asia)
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,480 11,417 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger894,737 ( 5.2%)
Airfreight (tonnes)363 ( 47.1%)
Aircraft movements10,637 ( 7.4%)
Source: official website[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

In January 2008, the Malaysian government approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.[3]

The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year. Malaysia Airlines has agreed with Tabung Haji that it will also bring passengers to Mecca via Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

On October 11, 2008, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 from Kuala Lumpur landed there, the first Boeing 747 to do so.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kota Kinabalu,[4] Kuala Lumpur–International
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–Subang

Traffic and statistics
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2003394,2401605,508
2004435,62010.512422.55,834 5.9
2005419,4753.79424.25,622 3.6
2006398,2525.17025.53,792 32.5
2007430,8008.24732.88,781 131.6
2008487,49513.22449.010,045 14.4
2009523,6197.4249,875 1.7
2010520,6110.650108.310,959 11.0
2011502,9663.4103106.014,296 30.4
2012550,8319.514742.712,809 10.4
2013699,31027.010329.711,402 11.0
2014842,651 20.5148 43.814,057 23.3
2015857,239 1.7329 121.912,587 10.5
2016900,218 5.0253 23.112,066 4.1
2017943,660 4.8247 2.411,485 4.8
2018894,737 5.2363 47.110,637 7.4
2019913,829 2.1427 47.111,072 4.1
2020302,280 66.9173 59.45,519 50.2
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[5]
Busiest flights out of Sultan Mahmud Airport by frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)Airlines Note
1 Subang, Selangor 33 FY, OD
2 Kuala Lumpur 26 AK, MH
3 Sabah 2 AK

See also

References
  1. Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. WMKN - KUALA TERENGGANU/SULTAN MAHMUD at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. "Airport to be upgraded". The Star. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. "AirAsia rolls out 4 new routes to improve connectivity". The Malaysian Reserve.
  5. "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.


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