| Sultan Abdul Halim Airport | |
| Nativename: | Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim |
| Iata: | AOR |
| Icao: | WMKA |
| Type: | Public / Military |
| Owner: | Khazanah Nasional Berhad |
| Operator: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| City-Served: | Alor Setar |
| Location: | Kepala Batas, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Elevation-F: | 15 |
| Coordinates: | 6.1944°N 100.4008°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia West |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Malaysia |
| Pushpin Label: | WMKA |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,745 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2018 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passenger |
| Stat1-Data: | 817,253 (1.9%) |
| Stat2-Header: | Airfreight (tonnes) |
| Stat2-Data: | 845 (72.7%) |
| Stat3-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat3-Data: | 44,989 (2.8%) |
| Footnotes: | Source: official web site[1] AIP Malaysia[2] |
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 the northern Peninsula Malaysia, following Penang International Airport.
The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is approximately 15km (09miles)[2] 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 1963x to 2745x. 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.
| Year | Passengers handled | Passenger % Change | Cargo (tonnes) | Cargo % Change | Aircraft movements | Aircraft % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 353,778 | 17 | 18,318 | ||||
| 2004 | 346,502 | 67 | 14,784 | 19.3 | |||
| 2005 | 323,669 | 118 | 17,632 | 19.2 | |||
| 2006 | 292,549 | 111 | 18,495 | 4.9 | |||
| 2007 | 291,006 | 55 | 20,277 | 9.6 | |||
| 2008 | 307,564 | 41 | 17,705 | 12.7 | |||
| 2009 | 421,314 | 34 | 24,031 | 35.7 | |||
| 2010 | 400,997 | 34 | 22,187 | 7.7 | |||
| 2011 | 407,717 | 46 | 19,621 | 11.6 | |||
| 2012 | 433,644 | 123 | 18,006 | 8.2 | |||
| 2013 | 535,073 | 126 | 15,752 | 12.5 | |||
| 2014 | 660,264 | 23.4 | 230 | 82.4 | 17,365 | 10.2 | |
| 2015 | 719,029 | 8.9 | 389 | 69.0 | 18,368 | 5.8 | |
| 2016 | 787,706 | 9.6 | 390 | 0.3 | 18,190 | 1.0 | |
| 2017 | 802,304 | 1.9 | 489 | 25.4 | 46,285 | 154.5 | |
| 2018 | 817,253 | 1.9 | 845 | 72.7 | 44,989 | 2.8 | |
| 2019 | 919,875 | 12.6 | 1,009 | 19.3 | 42,264 | 6.1 | |
| 2020 | 275,824 | 70.0 | 280 | 72.2 | 33,367 | 21.1 | |
| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[3] | |||||||
| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) | Airlines | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subang, Selangor | 32 | FY, OD | |||||
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 19 | AK, MH | |||||
| 3 | Johor Bahru, Johor | 4 | AK | |||||
This airport 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.