Sultan Abdul Halim Airport is an airport in Kepala Batas, Kedah, Malaysia. It serves the city of Alor Setar and the state of Perlis. It is the second-largest airport in northern Peninsular Malaysia, after Penang International Airport.
The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is approximately from Alor Setar. It has a capacity to handle up to 800,000 passengers per year. Opened in 1929, it is the second oldest airport in Malaysia, following Taiping Airport.
The airport's new terminal, which became operational on 5 May 2006, was designed to accommodate future growth in passenger traffic. The terminal can handle larger aircraft, such as the Airbus A330, following the extension of the runway from its original length of to . In 2009, Sultan Abdul Halim Airport processed 421,314 passengers and recorded 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
Traffic and statistics
+ Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics Year Passengershandled Passenger% Change Cargo(tonnes) Cargo% Change Aircraftmovements Aircraft% Change2003353,7781718,3182004346,5026714,784 19.32005323,66911817,632 19.22006292,54911118,495 4.92007291,0065520,277 9.62008307,5644117,705 12.72009421,3143424,031 35.72010400,9973422,187 7.72011407,7174619,621 11.62012433,64412318,006 8.22013535,07312615,752 12.52014660,264 23.4230 82.417,365 10.22015719,029 8.9389 69.018,368 5.82016787,706 9.6390 0.318,190 1.02017802,304 1.9489 25.446,285 154.52018817,253 1.9845 72.744,989 2.82019919,875 12.61,009 19.342,264 6.12020275,824 70.0280 72.233,367 21.1 Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
+ Busiest flights out of Sultan Abdul Halim Airport by frequencyRankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)AirlinesNote1 Subang, Selangor 32FY, OD2 Kuala Lumpur19AK, MH3 Johor Bahru, Johor4AK
Transportation
This airport is 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.
The airport is around 10-15 minutes by taxi to the city centre of Alor Setar.
Notes
References
External links Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Accident history for AOR at Aviation Safety Network