Airport type Military/Public Time zone MST (UTC+08:00) Code KUA Phone +60 9-531 2123 | Serves Kuantan Elevation AMSL 58 ft / 18 m Elevation 18 m Owner Government of Malaysia | |
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Operator Military of Malaysia /
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad Location Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia Address Perkampungan Pandan Aman 1, 25150 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia Similar FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd @ Sultan, Kuantan Sentral, Bulan Restu Sdn Bhd, Utama Ekspress Sdn Bhd, Makmur Bus Station - J | ||
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Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport (IATA: KUA, ICAO: WMKD) is an airport that serves Kuantan, a city in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2009, the airport handled 226,912 passengers on 3,110 flights, though the airport is able to handle over one million passengers annually. In 2008, Taiwan and Tourism Malaysia had co-operated that there were 23 charter flights directly from Taipei to Kuantan Airport, this condition had made Kuantan Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport the first airport in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia that received international flights. Passengers have to walk from the aircraft to the arrival hall.
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Co-located with the airport is RMAF Kuantan, housing 6 Squadron (BAE Hawk) and 19 Squadron (MiG-29) of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
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Passenger facilities
The airport has an outdoor car park, a taxi stand, several small shops, an arrival hall and a departure hall. The front part of the building housing the shops and the check in counters is not air conditioned.