Sultan Mahmud Airport

Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport serves Kuala Terengganu which is located 8 km (5.0 mi) away.[2] In 2017, it handled 943,660 passengers with 11,485 aircraft movements.[1] It was named after the 16th Sultan of Terengganu, Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, who ruled from 1979 to 1998.

Sultan Mahmud Airport

Lapangan Terbang Sultan Mahmud
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesKuala Terengganu, Malaysia
LocationKuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E
Maps
Terengganu state in Malaysia
Terengganu state in Malaysia
TGG /WMKN is located in Peninsular Malaysia
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TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN is located in Malaysia
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN (Malaysia)
TGG /WMKN is located in Southeast Asia
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN (Southeast Asia)
TGG /WMKN is located in Asia
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN
TGG /WMKN (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,480 11,417 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger894,737 (Decrease 5.2%)
Airfreight (tonnes)363 (Increase 47.1%)
Aircraft movements10,637 (Decrease 7.4%)
Source: official website[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

In January 2008, the Malaysian government approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.[3]

The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year. Malaysia Airlines has agreed with Tabung Haji that it will also bring passengers to Mecca via Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

On October 11, 2008, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 from Kuala Lumpur landed there, the first Boeing 747 to do so.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International

Traffic and statistics
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2003394,240Steady160Steady5,508Steady
2004435,620Increase10.5124Decrease22.55,834Increase 5.9
2005419,475Decrease3.794Decrease24.25,622Decrease 3.6
2006398,252Decrease5.170Decrease25.53,792Decrease 32.5
2007430,800Increase8.247Decrease32.88,781Increase 131.6
2008487,495Increase13.224Decrease49.010,045Increase 14.4
2009523,619Increase7.424Steady9,875Decrease 1.7
2010520,611Decrease0.650Increase108.310,959Increase 11.0
2011502,966Decrease3.4103Increase106.014,296Increase 30.4
2012550,831Increase9.5147Increase42.712,809Decrease 10.4
2013699,310Increase27.0103Decrease29.711,402Decrease 11.0
2014842,651Increase 20.5148Increase 43.814,057Increase 23.3
2015857,239Increase 1.7329Increase 121.912,587Decrease 10.5
2016900,218Increase 5.0253Decrease 23.112,066Decrease 4.1
2017943,660Increase 4.8247Decrease 2.411,485Decrease 4.8
2018894,737Decrease 5.2363Increase 47.110,637Decrease 7.4
2019913,829Increase 2.1427Increase 47.111,072Increase 4.1
2020302,280Decrease 66.9173Decrease 59.45,519Decrease 50.2
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4]
Busiest flights out of Sultan Mahmud Airport by frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)Airlines Note
1 Selangor Subang, Selangor 33 FY, OD
2 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 26 AK, MH
3 Sabah Sabah 2 AK

See also

References
  1. Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. WMKN - KUALA TERENGGANU/SULTAN MAHMUD at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. "Airport to be upgraded". The Star. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  4. "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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