Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
| Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim |
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IATA: AOR – ICAO: WMKA
 AOR
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||
| Serves | Kedah, and Perlis | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 06°11′22″N 100°23′53″E / 6.18944°N 100.39806°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 04/22 | 2,745 | 9,005 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passenger movements | 400,997 | ||
| Airfreight movements in tonnes | 34 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 24,031 | ||
| Source: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport that serves Alor Setar, a city in the state of Kedah in Malaysia.
The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is 8 miles 13 km away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa. 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 330 operations as the runway was extended from the previous 1,963 metres long and 45 metres wide to 2,745 metres long and 45 metres wide. 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.
In the Hajj Season of 2008/2009, Malaysia Airlines planned to introduce hajj flights from Sultan Abdul Halim Airport to serve hajj pilgrims from Kedah, Perlis and southern Thailand instead of using Penang Airport.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur |
| Firefly | Subang |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina |
[edit] Traffic and Statistics
| Years | Passenger Movements | Aircraft Movements | Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes | Cargo Movements in Kilograms |
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| 2003 | 353,778 | 18,318 | 17 | 37 |
| 2004 | 346,502 | 14,784 | 67 | 147 |
| 2005 | 323,669 | 17,632 | 118 | 260 |
| 2006 | 292,549 | 18,495 | 111 | 244 |
| 2007 | 291,006 | 20,277 | 55 | 54,921 |
| 2008 | 307,564 | 17,705 | 41 | 41,193 |
| 2009 | 421,314 | 24,031 | 34 | 33,592 |
| 2010 | 400,997 | 24,031 | 34 | 34,052 |
[edit] Ground arrangements
AirAsia conveniently provides a shuttle van from the airport to Hat Yai, Thailand.
[edit] References
- ^ Sultan Abdul Halim Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ Airport information for WMKA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for AOR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
[edit] External links
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Real Time Flight Schedule
- Current weather for WMKA at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AOR at Aviation Safety Network
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