Sultan Mahmud Airport is an airport in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport serves Kuala Terengganu which is located away. In 2017, it handled 943,660 passengers with 11,485 aircraft movements. 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.
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.
By 1988, the airport already had modern facilities along with four other airports in Malaysia.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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
Traffic and statistics + Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics 2003394,2401605,5082004435,6201245,834 5.92005419,475945,622 3.62006398,252703,792 32.52007430,800478,781 131.62008487,4952410,045 14.42009523,619249,875 1.72010520,6115010,959 11.02011502,96610314,296 30.42012550,83114712,809 10.42013699,31010311,402 11.02014842,651 20.5148 43.814,057 23.32015857,239 1.7329 121.912,587 10.52016900,218 5.0253 23.112,066 4.12017943,660 4.8247 2.411,485 4.82018894,737 5.2363 47.110,637 7.42019913,829 2.1427 47.111,072 4.12020302,280 66.9173 59.45,519 50.2 Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
+ Busiest flights out of Sultan Mahmud Airport by frequencyRankDestinationsFrequency (weekly)AirlinesNote1 Subang, Selangor 33FY, OD2 Kuala Lumpur26AK, MH3 Sabah2AK
See also
List of airlines of Malaysia List of airports in Malaysia List of the busiest airports in Malaysia
References
External links
Sultan Mahmud Airport, Kuala Terengganu at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad Sultan Mahmud Airport Real Time Flight Schedule
Accident history for TGG at Aviation Safety Network