Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport serves Kuala Terengganu which is located 8 km (5.0 mi) away.[2] In 2017, it handled 943,660 passengers with 11,485 aircraft movements.[1] It was named after the 16th Sultan of Terengganu, Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, who ruled from 1979 to 1998.
Sultan Mahmud Airport Lapangan Terbang Sultan Mahmud | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kuala Terengganu | ||||||||||
| Location | Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E / 5.38139°N 103.10472°E | ||||||||||
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 Terengganu state in Malaysia | |||||||||||
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The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year. Malaysia Airlines has agreed with Tabung Haji that it will also bring passengers to Mecca via Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
History
editThe expansion of the airport was part of the twenty development projects planned by the Terengganu state government and the federal government in 1984, with the expansion itself costing RM 400 million.[3]
By 1988, the airport already had modern facilities along with four other airports in Malaysia.[4]
In late 1991, Pelangi Air began operating three-times-a-week direct flights from Seletar Airport in Singapore to the airport using a Fokker 50 aircraft.[5]
In July 1992, the Terengganu state government applied to the federal government for the expansion of the airport costing RM34 million, which included the building of a new terminal building and the extension of the airport runway.[6] The expansion was also considered by the state government in 1993 when it wanted to allow international airlines to fly direct to the east coast part of the peninsular.[7]
In October 2007, the Malaysian government approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.[8]
On October 11, 2008, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 from Kuala Lumpur landed there, the first Boeing 747 to do so.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Firefly | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Traffic and statistics
editYear
|
Passengers
handled |
Passenger
% change |
Cargo
(tonnes) |
Cargo
% Change |
Aircraft
movements |
Aircraft
% change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 394,240 |  |
160 | |
5,508 |
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| 2004 | 435,620 |  10.5 |
124 |  22.5 |
5,834 | 5.9
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| 2005 | 419,475 | 3.7 |
94 | 24.2 |
5,622 | 3.6
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| 2006 | 398,252 | 5.1 |
70 | 25.5 |
3,792 | 32.5
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| 2007 | 430,800 | 8.2 |
47 | 32.8 |
8,781 | 131.6
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| 2008 | 487,495 | 13.2 |
24 | 49.0 |
10,045 | 14.4
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| 2009 | 523,619 | 7.4 |
24 | |
9,875 | 1.7
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| 2010 | 520,611 | 0.6 |
50 | 108.3 |
10,959 | 11.0
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| 2011 | 502,966 | 3.4 |
103 | 106.0 |
14,296 | 30.4
|
| 2012 | 550,831 | 9.5 |
147 | 42.7 |
12,809 | 10.4
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| 2013 | 699,310 | 27.0 |
103 | 29.7 |
11,402 | 11.0
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| 2014 | 842,651 | 20.5 |
148 | 43.8 |
14,057 | 23.3
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| 2015 | 857,239 | 1.7 |
329 | 121.9 |
12,587 | 10.5
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| 2016 | 900,218 | 5.0 |
253 | 23.1 |
12,066 | 4.1
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| 2017 | 943,660 | 4.8 |
247 | 2.4 |
11,485 | 4.8
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| 2018 | 894,737 | 5.2 |
363 | 47.1 |
10,637 | 7.4
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| 2019 | 913,829 | 2.1 |
427 | 47.1 |
11,072 | 4.1
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| 2020 | 302,280 | 66.9 |
173 | 59.4 |
5,519 | 50.2
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| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[9] | ||||||
| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) | Airlines | Note |
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| 1 |  Subang, Selangor
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33 | FY, OD | |
| 2 |  Kuala Lumpur
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26 | AK, MH | |
| 3 |  Sabah
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2 | AK |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ a b WMKN - KUALA TERENGGANU/SULTAN MAHMUD at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ "State to spend $1 b on building projects". The Straits Times. 7 September 1984. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Ipoh airport to be improved". The Straits Times. 30 October 1988. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Thrice-weekly direct air service to Terengganu soon". The Straits Times. 26 October 1991. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Sixth Plan: 'Only vital projects will be continued'". The Straits Times. 15 July 1992. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Terengganu seeks to be gateway to east coast". The Straits Times. 10 July 1993.
- ^ "Airport to be upgraded". The Star (Malaysia). 4 October 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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