Redang Airport
Redang Airport Lapangan Terbang Redang | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Redang, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Location | Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°45′55″N 103°00′25″E / 5.76528°N 103.00694°E | ||||||||||
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  WMPR Location in West Malaysia | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2020) | |||||||||||
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Redang Airport (IATA: RDN, ICAO: WMPR) is an airport on Redang Island, Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport was briefly closed in 2009 for runway expansion, reopening on April 16, 2009.
The runway lies along the base of a long ridge immediately to the west. Another ridge runs parallel 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) to the east. South approach and departure are over the water.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Berjaya Air | Charter: Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Singapore–Seletar[4] |
Traffic and statistics
[edit]Traffic
[edit]Year
|
Passengers
handled |
Passenger
% change |
Cargo
(tonnes) |
Cargo
% change |
Aircraft
movements |
Aircraft
% change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20,750 |  |
0 | |
741 |
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| 2005 | 30,650 |  47.7 |
0 | |
1,121 | 51.3
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| 2006 | 28,928 |  5.6 |
0 | |
934 | 16.7
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| 2007 | 33,738 | 16.6 |
0 | |
1,053 | 12.7
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| 2008 | 34,957 | 3.6 |
0 | |
1,083 | 2.8
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| 2009 | 28,246 | 19.2 |
0 | |
862 | 20.4
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| 2010 | 48,610 | 72.1 |
0 | |
1,356 | 57.3
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| 2011 | 46,159 | 5.0 |
0 | |
1,319 | 2.7
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| 2012 | 35,960 | 22.1 |
27 | |
877 | 33.5
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| 2013 | 35,982 | 0.1 |
27 | |
955 | 8.9
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| 2014 | 11,087 | 69.2 |
17 | 37.7 |
430 | 55.0
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| 2015 | 0 | |
0 | |
0 |
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| 2016 | 0 | |
0 | |
0 |
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| 2017 | 0 | |
0 | |
0 |
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| 2018 | 51 | |
0 | |
6 |
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| 2019 | 0 | |
0 | |
6 |
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| 2020 | 5159 | |
0 | |
39 | 5550
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| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[5] | ||||||
Statistics
[edit]| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Selangor, Subang (SZB)
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5 |
| 2 |  Singapore
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3 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ AIP Malaysia: WMPR - Pulau Redang at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ Airport information for Redang Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Redang Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Berjaya Air connects Singapore, Redang with new service | TTG Asia". TTG Asia. 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
