Sempang Airport
Kuala Lumpur Old Airport
RMAF Kuala Lumpur
Simpang Air Force Base
Lapangan Terbang Simpang
Lapangan Terbang Kuala Lumpur
TUDM Kuala Lumpur |
| IATA: none – ICAO: WMKF |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Military |
| Operator |
Royal Malaysian Air Force |
| Location |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Elevation AMSL |
111 ft / 34 m |
| Coordinates |
03°06′44″N 101°42′09″E / 3.11222°N 101.7025°E / 3.11222; 101.7025 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 04/22 |
1,199 |
3,933 |
Tarmac |
| Sources: AIP Malaysia and DAFIF |
Sempang Airport (ICAO: WMKF) is an airport in Kuala Lumpur. It is also known as TUDM Kuala Lumpur, Old Airport or Sempang Air Force Base.
It served as the main airport for Kuala Lumpur from 1952 to 1965, until when the main airport was moved to Subang International Airport. It was the first airport to serve Kuala Lumpur and currently remains as the only airport to be located within the boundaries of Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory.
Today it is used as the Royal Malaysian Air Force (Malay: Tentera Udara DiRaja Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing and the air unit of Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department base. The Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum is also located at this airport.
The Royal Selangor Flying Club (Malay: Kelab Penerbangan Di-Raja Selangor) also flies from Sempang Airport. The 4 Cessna 172N Skyhawk aircraft belonging from the club is based at this airport.
The fate of this airport for the future remains unknown. As the urbanization of Kuala Lumpur city continues to expand, large tracts of land like this one has become a commodity. There had been non-fatal accidents before, involving single prop airplanes, at the surrounding roads and flyovers which are usually very busy during rush hours.
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| General Info
|
| Country |
Malaysia
|
| ICAO ID |
WMKF
|
| Time |
UTC+8
|
| Latitude |
3.112250
03° 06' 44.10" N
|
| Longitude |
101.702750
101° 42' 09.90" E
|
| Elevation |
111 feet
34 meters
|
| Type |
Military
|
| Magnetic Variation |
000° W (01/06)
|
| Beacon |
Yes
|
| Operating Agency |
MILITARY
|
| Near City |
Kuala Lumpur
|
| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
|
| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
|
| Communications
|
| TWR |
126.5
127.8
237.0
|
| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
| 03/21 |
517 x 97 feet
158 x 30 meters |
GRADED OR ROLLED EARTH, GRASS ON GRADED EARTH. |
- |
NO
|
| 04/22 |
6205 x 148 feet
1891 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
|
| Supplies/Equipment
|
| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
|
| Remarks
|
| CAUTION |
Trees 150' AGL on final Rwy 22.
|
| FUEL |
(NC 100LL, A1).
|
| OPR HOURS |
Opr 2330-1130Z.
|
| RSTD |
PPR for other than RMAF acft. AD closed ev Fri 0500-0600Z due to mosque parade exc VIP and emerg acft. Grass strip avbl for R/W acft only.
|
| TFC PAT |
Rwy 04 rgt traffic.
|
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