Sultan Abdul Halim Airport

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (IATA: AOR, ICAO: WMKA) is an airport in Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia. It serves the city of Alor Setar and the state of Perlis due to the state's small geographical size (but international as well as cross-sea flights to the Northern Peninsular, especially those from East Malaysia utilise the Penang International Airport as the main gateway).

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport

Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerKhazanah Nasional Berhad
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesAlor Setar
LocationKepala Batas, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates06°11′40″N 100°24′03″E
Websitewww.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/domestic/sultan-abdul-halim-airport
Map
WMKA is located in Peninsular Malaysia
WMKA
WMKA
Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger817,253 (Increase 1.9%)
Airfreight (tonnes)845 (Increase 72.7%)
Aircraft movements44,989 (Decrease 2.8%)
Source: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is 15 km (9.3 mi)[2] away from town, can handle up to 800,000 ppa. Built in 1929, the airport is the 2nd oldest airport in Peninsular Malaysia, after Taiping Airport. 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 A330 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.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Johor Bahru,[3][4][5] Kuala Lumpur–International
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–Subang[6]
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International

Traffic and statistics
A Starbucks outlet located on the landside area of the terminal
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year Passengers
handled[lower-alpha 1]		 Passenger
% Change		 Cargo
(tonnes)[lower-alpha 2]		 Cargo
% Change		 Aircraft
movements		 Aircraft
% Change
2003353,778Steady17Steady18,318Steady
2004346,502Decrease2.067Increase294.114,784Decrease 19.3
2005323,669Decrease6.6118Increase76.117,632Increase 19.2
2006292,549Decrease9.6111Decrease5.918,495Increase 4.9
2007291,006Decrease0.555Decrease50.420,277Increase 9.6
2008307,564Increase5.741Decrease25.417,705Decrease 12.7
2009421,314Increase36.934Decrease17.124,031Increase 35.7
2010400,997Decrease4.834Steady22,187Decrease 7.7
2011407,717Increase1.746Increase35.319,621Decrease 11.6
2012433,644Increase6.4123Increase167.418,006Decrease 8.2
2013535,073Increase23.4126Increase2.315,752Decrease 12.5
2014660,264Increase 23.4230Increase 82.417,365Increase 10.2
2015719,029Increase 8.9389Increase 69.018,368Increase 5.8
2016787,706Increase 9.6390Increase 0.318,190Decrease 1.0
2017802,304Increase 1.9489Increase 25.446,285Increase 154.5
2018817,253Increase 1.9845Increase 72.744,989Decrease 2.8
2019919,875Increase 12.61,009Increase 19.342,264Decrease 6.1
2020275,824Decrease 70.0280Decrease 72.233,367Decrease 21.1
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[7]
Busiest flights out of Sultan Abdul Halim Airport by frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)Airlines Note
1 Selangor Subang, Selangor 32 FY, OD
2 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 19 AK, MH
3 Johor Johor Bahru, Johor 4 AK

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.

Notes
  1. Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit
  2. Cargo movement including domestic, international and transit

References
  1. Sultan Abdul Halim Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. WMKA - ALOR STAR/SULTAN ABDUL HALIM at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. "AirAsia to start JB-Alor Setar, JB-Ipoh flights from Oct 1". 18 July 2018.
  4. "AirAsia adds new domestic routes from Johor Bahru from Oct 2018".
  5. "AirAsia adds 437 extra flights for Hari Raya | New Straits Times". 3 April 2019.
  6. "Batik Air Malaysia 2Q23 Kuala Lumpur Subang Domestic Routes Resumptions".
  7. "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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