Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport (IAT A: KUA, ICAO: WMKD) is an airport that serves Kuantan, a city in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2008, the airport handled 259,529 passengers on 3,551 flights, though the airport is able to handle over one million passengers annually.[4] In 2008, Taiwan and Tourism Malaysia had co-operated that there were 23 charter flights directly from Taipei to Kuantan Airport, this condition had made Kuantan Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport the first airport in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia that received international flights.
Passengers have to walk from the plane to the arrival hall.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Firefly | Singapore | |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur |
Traffic and Statistics
| Years | Passenger Movements | Aircraft Movements | Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes | Cargo Movements in Kilograms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 351,179 | 3,743 | 64 | 141 |
| 2004 | 349,375 | 3,748 | 64 | 141 |
| 2005 | 298,184 | 3,500 | 75 | 165 |
| 2006 | 273,005 | 2,748 | 109 | 240 |
| 2007 | 262,486 | 3,487 | 103 | 102,586 |
| 2008 | 259,529 | 3,551 | 70 | 70,079 |
Passenger facilities
The airport has an outdoor car park, a taxi stand, several small shops, an arrival hall and a departure hall. The front part of the building housing the shops and the check in counters is not air conditioned.
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