Sultan Mahmud Airport

Not to be confused with Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II 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
IATA: TGG ICAO: WMKN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Malaysia
Operator	Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves	Kuala Terengganu
Location	Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	05°22′53″N 103°06′17″E
Maps
Terengganu state in Malaysia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,480 11,417 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger 894,737 ( 5.2%) Airfreight (tonnes) 363 ( 47.1%) Aircraft movements 10,637 ( 7.4%)
Source: official website[1] AIP Malaysia[2]

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.

History

The expansion of the airport was part of the twenty development projects planned by the Terengganu state government and the federal government in 1984, with the expansion itself costing RM 400 million.^[3]

By 1988, the airport already had modern facilities along with four other airports in Malaysia.^[4]

In late 1991, Pelangi Air began operating three-times-a-week direct flights from Seletar Airport in Singapore to the airport using a Fokker 50 aircraft.^[5]

In July 1992, the Terengganu state government applied to the federal government for the expansion of the airport costing RM34 million, which included the building of a new terminal building and the extension of the airport runway.^[6] The expansion was also considered by the state government in 1993 when it wanted to allow international airlines to fly direct to the east coast part of the peninsular.^[7]

In October 2007, the Malaysian government approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.^[8]

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

Airlines	Destinations
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
2003	394,240		160		5,508
2004	435,620	10.5	124	22.5	5,834	5.9
2005	419,475	3.7	94	24.2	5,622	3.6
2006	398,252	5.1	70	25.5	3,792	32.5
2007	430,800	8.2	47	32.8	8,781	131.6
2008	487,495	13.2	24	49.0	10,045	14.4
2009	523,619	7.4	24		9,875	1.7
2010	520,611	0.6	50	108.3	10,959	11.0
2011	502,966	3.4	103	106.0	14,296	30.4
2012	550,831	9.5	147	42.7	12,809	10.4
2013	699,310	27.0	103	29.7	11,402	11.0
2014	842,651	20.5	148	43.8	14,057	23.3
2015	857,239	1.7	329	121.9	12,587	10.5
2016	900,218	5.0	253	23.1	12,066	4.1
2017	943,660	4.8	247	2.4	11,485	4.8
2018	894,737	5.2	363	47.1	10,637	7.4
2019	913,829	2.1	427	47.1	11,072	4.1
2020	302,280	66.9	173	59.4	5,519	50.2
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[9]

Busiest flights out of Sultan Mahmud Airport by frequency

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airlines	Note
1	Subang, Selangor	33	FY, OD
2	Kuala Lumpur	26	AK, MH
3	Sabah	2	AK

See also

• Aviation portal

• List of airlines of Malaysia
• List of airports in Malaysia
• List of the busiest airports in Malaysia