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Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport in Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia. It serves the city of Alor Setar and state of Perlis due to the state's small geographical size (but international as well as cross-sea flights to the Northern Peninsular, especially those from East Malaysia utilises the Penang International Airport as the main gateway).

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim
IATA: AOR ICAO: WMKA
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Operator	Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves	Alor Setar
Location	Kepala Batas, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	06°11′40″N 100°24′03″E
Website	www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/domestic/sultan-abdul-halim-airport
Map
WMKA Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger 817,253 ( 1.9%) Airfreight (tonnes) 845 ( 72.7%) Aircraft movements 44,989 ( 2.8%)
Source: official web site[1] AIP Malaysia[2]

The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa. Built in 1929, the airport is the 2nd oldest airport in Peninsular Malaysia, after Taiping Airport. The new terminal is already operational by 5 May 2006 to cater for future traffic growth. The new terminal has the capacity to receive the Airbus A330 operations as the runway was extended from the previous 1,963 m × 45 m (6,440 ft × 148 ft) to 2,745 m × 45 m (9,006 ft × 148 ft). In 2009, the airport handled 421,314 passengers with 24,031 aircraft movements.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force training division is also co-located and uses the same runway as the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia	Johor Bahru,[3][4][5] Kuala Lumpur–International
Firefly	Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur–International

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics

Year	Passengers handled[lower-alpha 1]	Passenger % Change	Cargo (tonnes)[lower-alpha 2]	Cargo % Change	Aircraft movements	Aircraft % Change
2003	353,778		17		18,318
2004	346,502	2.0	67	294.1	14,784	19.3
2005	323,669	6.6	118	76.1	17,632	19.2
2006	292,549	9.6	111	5.9	18,495	4.9
2007	291,006	0.5	55	50.4	20,277	9.6
2008	307,564	5.7	41	25.4	17,705	12.7
2009	421,314	36.9	34	17.1	24,031	35.7
2010	400,997	4.8	34		22,187	7.7
2011	407,717	1.7	46	35.3	19,621	11.6
2012	433,644	6.4	123	167.4	18,006	8.2
2013	535,073	23.4	126	2.3	15,752	12.5
2014	660,264	23.4	230	82.4	17,365	10.2
2015	719,029	8.9	389	69.0	18,368	5.8
2016	787,706	9.6	390	0.3	18,190	1.0
2017	802,304	1.9	489	25.4	46,285	154.5
2018	817,253	1.9	845	72.7	44,989	2.8
2019	919,875	12.6	1,009	19.3	42,264	6.1
2020	275,824	70.0	280	72.2	33,367	21.1
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[6]

Busiest flights out of Sultan Abdul Halim Airport by frequency

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airlines	Note
1	Subang, Selangor	32	FY, OD
2	Kuala Lumpur	19	AK, MH
3	Johor Bahru, Johor	4	AK

Transportation

This airport nearby Anak Bukit railway station within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station are connected to main city and town in Kedah and Perlis like Alor Setar, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Kangar, Arau and Padang Besar.

Notes

References

External links

• Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• Current weather for WMKA at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for AOR at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Star

Der Flughafen Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Star (malaiisch: Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim) ist ein Flughafen im Norden Malaysias. Er befindet sich im Bundesstaat Kedah, rund dreizehn Kilometer nördlich dessen Hauptstadt Alor Setar. Namensgeber des Flughafens ist der Herrscher des Bundesstaates, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah.

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- [en] Sultan Abdul Halim Airport

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[fr] Aéroport Sultan Abdul Halim

L'aéroport Sultan Abdul Halim (code IATA : AOR • code OACI : WMKA) est un aéroport servant la ville d'Alor Setar, dans l'état de Kedah en Malaisie.

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[it] Aeroporto di Alor Star-Sultano Abdul Halim

L'Aeroporto di Alor Star-Sultano Abdul Halim[3] (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) (in malese: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Penang), definito come domestico e militare dal Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia,[4] è un aeroporto malese[5] situato nella Penisola della Malacca non distante dai confini con la Thailandia a 15 km a nord est di Alor Star nello Stato federato di Kedah. La struttura è dotata di una pista di asfalto lunga 2745 m e larga 45 m, l'altitudine è di 5 m, l'orientamento della pista è RWY 04-22. L'aeroporto è aperto al traffico commerciale e ospita l'accademia militare della Regia Aeronautica Militare della Malaysia TUDM Alor Setar.

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