Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport

Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan
Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan; Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ahmad Shah / TUDM Kuantan
IATA: KUA – ICAO: WMKD
Summary
Airport type	Military / Public
Operator	Military of Malaysia /; Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Location	Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Elevation AMSL	58 ft / 18 m
Coordinates	03°46′30.63″N 103°12′30.86″E / 3.775175°N 103.2085722°E
Runways
Statistics (2008)
Passenger movements	259,529
Airfreight movements in tonnes	70
Aircraft movements	3,551
	Source: official web site and DAFIF

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Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport (IATA: KUA, ICAO: WMKD) is an airport that serves Kuantan, a city in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2008, the airport handled 259,529 passengers on 3,551 flights, though the airport is able to handle over one million passengers annually.^[4] 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 plane to the arrival hall.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

**Passenger Airlines operating in Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport**
Airlines	Destinations	Remarks
China Airlines	Taipei-Taoyuan	Charter
Firefly	Singapore
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur

[edit] Traffic and Statistics

**Overall Operational Statistics**
Years	Passenger Movements	Aircraft Movements	Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes	Cargo Movements in Kilograms
2003	351,179	3,743	64	141
2004	349,375	3,748	64	141
2005	298,184	3,500	75	165
2006	273,005	2,748	109	240
2007	262,486	3,487	103	102,586
2008	259,529	3,551	70	70,079

[edit] Passenger facilities

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.