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Coordinates: 01°38′26″N 103°40′13″E / 1.64056°N 103.67028°E / 1.64056; 103.67028
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Senai International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai
士乃国际机场
File:Logo-senaiairport.png
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorSenai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
ServesJohor, Malaysia
LocationSenai, Kulai, Johor, Malaysia
Hub for
Focus city for
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates01°38′26″N 103°40′13″E / 1.64056°N 103.67028°E / 1.64056; 103.67028
Websitewww.senaiairport.com
Map
WMKJ is located in Peninsular Malaysia
WMKJ
WMKJ
Location in West Malaysia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger3,522,576 (Increase 10.5%)
Airfreight (tonnes)7,614 (Increase 21.9%)
Aircraft movements42,744 (Increase 2.0%)
Sources: AIP Malaysia[1][2]

Senai International Airport, formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport[3] (IATA: JHB, ICAO: WMKJ) (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai; Jawi: لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سناي;Chinese: 士乃国际机场) is an international airport in the town of Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia. The airport is located approximately 32 km north-west of the Johor Bahru city centre. In 2017, Senai International Airport reached a total of 3,124,799 passengers and 7,614  tons of freight with a combination of 42,744 schedule and non-schedule commercial aircraft movements.[4] The airport is a hub for AirAsia.

Opened in 1974, it serves the state of Johor as well as people from the southern states of Peninsular Malaysia. Senai International Airport is the hub of AirAsia. It was a domestic hub of until the rationalisation of its domestic routes to cut the company's losses. After the rationalisation, Malaysia Airlines only served two destinations from Senai.

Today, the airport is managed by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, which took over the operations from (MAHB) in 2003.[2] Senai International Airport is capable to handle up to 3.5 million passengers and 80,000 tonnes of cargo per annum. There are plans to increase the capacity of the airport to 10 million passengers in the long term and turn the airport into a cargo hub. Recent expansions and upgrades include lengthening of the runway to 3800m and building a parallel taxiway to increase runway capacity.

Expansion and future plans

Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, the operator of the airport announced a multi-billion ringgit (MYR) project called Airport City or Aeropolis. The project, on 1,133 hectares near Senai Airport, will comprise three main components – residential-commercial-hospitality amenities, an air cargo logistic centre and a high-tech park. The first component will cover 323 hectares while the other two will occupy 405 hectares each.[5]

On 26 May 2008, SATS announced a MYR 70 million plan to build an Aero Mall, a stand-alone and external airport mall. Of the mall's total space of 9,290.304 sq m 100,000 sq ft), 3716.121 sq m (40,000 sq ft) is retail space and the balance the concourse. Aero Mall's target markets were the business community, employees in the nearby industrial estates and the population in the Senai-Kulai area. The new mall, an extension of the airports present retail segment, would offer air and non-air passengers more choices to shop and dine, adding that the airport received overwhelming response when it introduced mid-level lifestyle products between 4,000 and 5,000 air passengers currently used Senai airport, which provided an active market for the existing 25 retailers. Due to be completed in the late 2009 / early 2010 time frame,[6] the Aero Mall was officially opened in July 2010. Concurrently SATS would also be launching the Senai Free Zone (80.937ha) and Senai Aviation Park (40.468ha), he said, adding that both would create some 20,000 job opportunities. The Free Zone will house a mixture of SME operations, warehouses and logistics for parts and components that could be exported via air cargo at Senai Airport. The Aviation Park focuses on maintenance and repair operations for the maintenance of smaller aircraft engines and avionic products like radios and meters

On 8 July 2008, Kuwait's Al-Aqeelah announced a project to build an aviation academy near the airport. The project will cost around US$100 million.[7]

On 12 February 2009, the Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Management Ltd opened its third Plaza Premium Lounge in Senai International Airport.[8] Since December 2009, the airport provides free WiFi service for all customers at the Main Terminal and Cargo Centre.[9]

Firefly announced on 22 February 2011 that Senai International Airport would be their fifth hub in Malaysia and operate with two fleets of Boeing 737-400.[10] The proposed routes included flights to Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya, Indonesia (in third quarter) and Bangkok, Thailand (in fourth quarter).[11] Due to the share swapping between MAS and AirAsia, Firefly will be restructured and all of the jet routes were suspended in 2011.

In 2015, it was announced that Senai Airport will be the main hub for flymojo. The airline will transform the airport into a key regional aviation & logistics hub. It will also play a key role in developing Iskandar Malaysia. However, the airlines never started and their air operator's certificate (AOC) expired on 30 May 2016 without any extension sought by the airlines.[12]

Map and destinations

Destinations of flights out of Senai International Airport
  Passenger (including Seasonal Charter)
  Cargo

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Alor Setar, Bangkok–Don Mueang, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Ipoh, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching, Langkawi, Miri, Penang, Sibu, Tawau
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Indonesia AirAsia Surabaya
Jin Air Seoul–Incheon
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Seasonal: Jeddah, Medina
Malindo Air Guangzhou, Haikou, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Seasonal: Hat Yai
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
MASkargo Kuala Lumpur–International, Tokyo-Narita[13]

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics[14][15]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
2009 1,316,082 Steady N/A Steady N/A Steady
2010 1,235,400 Decrease 6.1 6,239 Steady 11,934 Steady
2011 1,337,562 Increase 8.3 5,438 Decrease 12.8 15,167 Increase 27.1
2012 1,376,383 Increase 3.0 3,149 Decrease 42.1 12,506 Decrease 17.4
2013 1,989,979 Increase 44.6 3,443 Increase 9.3 37,998 Increase 203.8
2014 2,325,816 Increase 16.9 4,934 Increase 43.3 42,976 Increase 13.1
2015 2,581,966 Increase 11.1 5,272 Increase 6.9 41,892 Decrease 2.5
2016 2,828,074 Increase 12.1 6,245 Increase 18.0 42,744 Increase 2.0
2017 3,124,799 Increase 10.5 7,614 Increase 21.9 42,744 Increase 3.0
2018 3,512,519 Increase 12.4 9,691 Steady N/A Steady
Busiest international flights out of Senai International Airport by frequency as of July 2019
Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly) Airlines Note
1 Thailand Bangkok–Don Mueang, Thailand (DMK) 14 AK, FD
2 China Guangzhou, China 10 AK, OD
3 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 7 AK
4 Indonesia Surabaya, Indonesia 5 QZ
5 South Korea Seoul, Korea 4 LJ
6 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 3 AK
7 China Haikou, China 2 OD
8 Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Seasonal-Hajj MH
9 Saudi Arabia Medina, Saudi Arabia Seasonal-Hajj MH
10 Thailand Hat Yai, Hat Yai Seasonal-Charter OD
Busiest domestic routes out of Senai International Airport by frequency as of July 2019
Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly) Airlines
1 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) 107 AK, MH, OD
2 Selangor Subang, Selangor (SZB) 93 FY, OD
3 Penang Penang, Penang 45 AK
4 Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak 28 AK
5 Sabah Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 21 AK
6 Perak Ipoh, Perak 18 AK, OD
7 Sarawak Sibu, Sarawak 10 AK
8 Kedah Langkawi, Kedah 7 AK
9 Kedah Alor Star, Kedah 4 AK
9 Sabah Tawau, Sabah 4 AK
11 Sarawak Miri, Sarawak 3 AK
Suspended & Terminated route from/to Senai International Airport
Rank Destinations Previous Airlines Code
1 Kelantan Kota Bharu, Kelantan Firefly FY
2 India Kolkata, India AirAsia AK
3 South Korea Seoul, Korea Asiana Airlines OZ
4 China Shenzhen, China Spring Airlines 9C
5 China Guangzhou, China Sichuan Airlines 3U
6 Indonesia Medan-Kuala Namu, Indonesia Indonesia AirAsia QZ
7 Indonesia Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Indonesia Indonesia AirAsia QZ
8 Indonesia Palembang, Indonesia Indonesia AirAsia QZ
9 Indonesia Pontianak, Indonesia Xpress Air XN
10 Indonesia Yogyakarta, Indonesia Indonesia AirAsia AK
11 Indonesia Bandung, Indonesia AirAsia AK
12 Indonesia Mataram-Lombok, Indonesia AirAsia AK
13 Thailand Hat Yai, Thailand Thai AirAsia FD
14 Macau Macau, Macau AirAsia AK
15 China Sanya, China Malindo Air OD
16 Terengganu Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu AirAsia AK

Ground transport

Senai International Airport is connected with Senai Airport Highway. Taxis are available outside the airport. Buses to the city and Singapore are available.[16]

Causeway link provides the commuters to JB Sentral and Desaru Coast.

References

  1. ^ WMKJ – JOHOR BAHRU/SENAI INTERNATIONAL at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  2. ^ a b "Senai International Airport : About Senai Airport : Facts at a Glance". Senaiairport.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Senai International Airport - Introduction". Senai International Airport.
  4. ^ "Statistic:Aviation". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Zazali Musa (22 May 2008). "Mega project in Iskandar Malaysia". The Star. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  6. ^ Zazali Musa (27 May 2008). "SATS investing RM70m in Aero Mall". The Star. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  7. ^ Roziana Hamsawi (9 August 2008). "Kuwait's Al-Aqeelah thinking big in Malaysia". Business Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  8. ^ Zazali Musa (13 February 2009). "Firm to open more lounges". The Star. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Wifi". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Firefly identifies new hub users". Biz.thestar.com.my. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Firefly launches two new hubs and expands network". Fireflyz.com.my. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Malaysian CSeries order in doubt as flymojo misses deadline". ch.aviation. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Senai International Airport: Press & Media: Media Coverage". Senaiairport.com. 6 September 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Aviation Statistics" (PDF). Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  15. ^ Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
  16. ^ "By Bus".
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