Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Star.
The airport, located 13 km 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 meters long and 45 meters wide to 2,745 meters long and 45 meters wide.
|
Traffic |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Passengers |
353,778 |
346,502 |
323,669 |
292,549 |
291,006 |
|
Cargo handled (metric tonnes) |
17 |
67 |
118 |
111 |
55 |
|
Cargo handled (KG) |
37 |
147 |
260 |
244 |
54,921 |
|
Aircraft movements |
3,646 |
3,568 |
3,267 |
2,820 |
20,277 | |
