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Kuantan Airport

Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan
Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ahmad Shah / TUDM Kuantan
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Military of Malaysia /
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Kuantan
Location Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 58 ft / 18 m
Coordinates 03°46′11″N 103°12′34″E / 3.76972°N 103.20944°E / 3.76972; 103.20944Coordinates: 03°46′11″N 103°12′34″E / 3.76972°N 103.20944°E / 3.76972; 103.20944
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WMKD is located in Peninsular Malaysia
WMKD
WMKD
Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,804 9,199 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger 292,109 (Decrease 7.0%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 21 (Decrease 55.2%)
Aircraft movements 4,174 (Increase 6.7%)
Source: official web site
AIP Malaysia
Passenger 292,109 (Decrease 7.0%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 21 (Decrease 55.2%)
Aircraft movements 4,174 (Increase 6.7%)

Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport (IATA: KUAICAO: 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. 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.

Co-located with the airport is RMAF Kuantan, housing 15 Squadron (BAE Hawk) and 19 Squadron (MiG-29) of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

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 is not air conditioned.



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