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Sultan Mahmud Airport
Lapangan Terbang Sultan Mahmud |
| IATA: TGG – ICAO: WMKN |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Serves |
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Elevation AMSL |
21 ft / 6 m |
| Coordinates |
05°22′57″N 103°06′12″E / 5.3825°N 103.10333°E / 5.3825; 103.10333 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 04/22 |
2,800 |
9,186 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) |
| Passengers |
487,495 |
| Airfreight movements in tonnes |
24 |
| Aircraft movements |
10,045 |
| Source: official website and DAFIF |
Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport that serves Kuala Terengganu, a city in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from town. In 2008, the airport handled 487,495 passengers with 10,045 aircraft movements.The Airport was named after the 16th Sultan of Terengganu,Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah,who ruled from 1978 to 1998.
In January 2008, Malaysian government had approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport to become an international airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.
Sultan Mahmud Airport became an international airport after upgrading work is finished. The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year.. It maybe will start international flights to Singapore, Kunming, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and others. Malaysia Airlines had agreed with Tabung Haji that it will also bring passengers to the Holy Land Mecca via Jeddah and Medina.
On October 11 2008, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 landed here on 1456 hours from Kuala Lumpur which makes it the first Boeing 747 to land here. Statistics
| Year |
Passenger movements |
Aircraft movements |
Cargo handled
(metric tonnes) |
Cargo handled
(Kilogram) |
| 2003 |
394,240 |
5,508 |
160 |
- |
| 2004 |
435,620 |
5,834 |
124 |
- |
| 2005 |
419,475 |
5,622 |
94 |
- |
| 2006 |
398,252 |
3,792 |
70 |
69,668 |
| 2007 |
430,800 |
8,781 |
47 |
47,127 |
| 2008 |
487,495 |
10,045 |
24 |
23,842 |
Airlines and destinations
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Sultan Mahmud Airport schedule as of October 2008, subject to any last minute cancellation or change |
Operational
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| AirAsia |
Guangzhou [Seasonal], Kuala Lumpur |
| Firefly |
Penang [begin 1 mac 2011], Singapore, Subang |
| Malaysia Airlines |
Jeddah [Seasonal], Medina [Seasonal], Kuala Lumpur |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Malaysia
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| ICAO ID |
WMKN
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| Time |
UTC+8
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| Latitude |
5.382639
05° 22' 57.50" N
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| Longitude |
103.103360
103° 06' 12.10" E
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| Elevation |
21 feet
6 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° W (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Near City |
Kuala Terengganu
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Communications
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| TERENGGANU TWR |
123.6
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| TERENGGANU GND |
121.6
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
| 04/22 |
6600 x 150 feet
2012 x 46 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
VKT |
KUALA TERENGGANU |
101X |
115.4 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
TU |
KUALA TERENGGANU |
- |
312 |
At Field |
-
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
Cir proh byd 2.5 NM fr thld Rwy 04 due to hi terrain. BASH.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 2300-1300Z, OT PPR.
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