Airport type Public / Military Time zone MST (UTC+08:00) Code AOR Operator Malaysia Airports Passenger count 719,029 | Owner Government of Malaysia Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m Elevation 5 m Yearly aircraft movements 18,368 | |
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Serves Kedah, and Perlis, Malaysia Location Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia | ||
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Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport that serves Alor Setar, a city in the state of Kedah in Malaysia.
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- 31 1 2015 alor setar sultan abdul halim airport aor wmka
- Sultan abdul halim airport aircrafts takeoff and landing
- Transportation
- References
The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is 15 km (9.3 mi) away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa. The new terminal is already operational by 5 May 2006 to cater for future traffic growth. The new terminal has the capacity to receive the Airbus 330 operations as the runway was extended from the previous 1,963 m × 45 m (6,440 ft × 148 ft) to 2,745 m × 45 m (9,006 ft × 148 ft). In 2009, the airport handled 421,314 passengers with 24,031 aircraft movements.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force training division is also co-located and uses the same runway as the airport.
Sultan abdul halim airport aircrafts takeoff and landing
Transportation
This airport nearby Anak Bukit railway station within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station are connected to main city and town in Kedah and Perlis like Alor Setar, Gurun, Sungai Petani, Kangar, Arau and Padang Besar.
