Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport in Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia. It serves the city of Alor Setar and the state of Perlis. It is the second-largest airport in the northern Peninsula Malaysia, following Penang International Airport.
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim | |||||||||||
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| 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 / 6.19444°N 100.40083°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  WMKA Location in West Malaysia | |||||||||||
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The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] from Alor Setar. It has a capacity to handle up to 800,000 passengers per year. Opened in 1929, it is the second oldest airport in Malaysia, following Taiping Airport.
The airport's new terminal, which became operational on 5 May 2006, was designed to accommodate future growth in passenger traffic. The terminal can handle larger aircraft, such as the Airbus A330, following the extension of the runway from its original length of 1,963 m × 45 m (6,440 ft × 148 ft) to 2,745 m × 45 m (9,006 ft × 148 ft). In 2009, Sultan Abdul Halim Airport processed 421,314 passengers and recorded 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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Johor Bahru,[3][4][5] Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Batik Air Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur–International[6] |
| Firefly | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Traffic and statistics
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| Year | Passengers handled[a] |
Passenger % Change |
Cargo (tonnes)[b] |
Cargo % Change |
Aircraft movements |
Aircraft % Change |
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| 2003 | 353,778 |  |
17 | |
18,318 |
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| 2004 | 346,502 |  2.0 |
67 |  294.1 |
14,784 | 19.3
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| 2005 | 323,669 | 6.6 |
118 | 76.1 |
17,632 | 19.2
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| 2006 | 292,549 | 9.6 |
111 | 5.9 |
18,495 | 4.9
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| 2007 | 291,006 | 0.5 |
55 | 50.4 |
20,277 | 9.6
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| 2008 | 307,564 | 5.7 |
41 | 25.4 |
17,705 | 12.7
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| 2009 | 421,314 | 36.9 |
34 | 17.1 |
24,031 | 35.7
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| 2010 | 400,997 | 4.8 |
34 | |
22,187 | 7.7
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| 2011 | 407,717 | 1.7 |
46 | 35.3 |
19,621 | 11.6
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| 2012 | 433,644 | 6.4 |
123 | 167.4 |
18,006 | 8.2
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| 2013 | 535,073 | 23.4 |
126 | 2.3 |
15,752 | 12.5
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| 2014 | 660,264 | 23.4 |
230 | 82.4 |
17,365 | 10.2
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| 2015 | 719,029 | 8.9 |
389 | 69.0 |
18,368 | 5.8
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| 2016 | 787,706 | 9.6 |
390 | 0.3 |
18,190 | 1.0
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| 2017 | 802,304 | 1.9 |
489 | 25.4 |
46,285 | 154.5
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| 2018 | 817,253 | 1.9 |
845 | 72.7 |
44,989 | 2.8
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| 2019 | 919,875 | 12.6 |
1,009 | 19.3 |
42,264 | 6.1
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| 2020 | 275,824 | 70.0 |
280 | 72.2 |
33,367 | 21.1
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| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[7] | ||||||
| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) | Airlines | Note |
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| 1 |  Subang, Selangor
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32 | FY, OD | |
| 2 |  Kuala Lumpur
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19 | AK, MH | |
| 3 |  Johor Bahru, Johor
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4 | AK |
Transportation
editThis 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Sultan Abdul Halim Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ a b WMKA - ALOR STAR/SULTAN ABDUL HALIM at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ "AirAsia to start JB-Alor Setar, JB-Ipoh flights from Oct 1". 18 July 2018.
- ^ "AirAsia adds new domestic routes from Johor Bahru from Oct 2018".
- ^ "AirAsia adds 437 extra flights for Hari Raya | New Straits Times". 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Batik Air Malaysia Adds Alor Setar From Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
