Pangkor Airport

Pangkor Airport

Lapangan Terbang Pangkor
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Berhad
ServesPangkor, Perak, Malaysia
LocationPangkor Island, Perak, West Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates04°14′41″N 100°33′12″E / 4.24472°N 100.55333°E / 4.24472; 100.55333
Maps
Perak State in Malaysia
Perak State in Malaysia
PKG /WMPA is located in Perak
PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA is located in Peninsular Malaysia
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PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA (Peninsular Malaysia)
PKG /WMPA is located in Malaysia
PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA (Malaysia)
PKG /WMPA is located in Southeast Asia
PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA (Southeast Asia)
PKG /WMPA is located in Asia
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PKG /WMPA
PKG /WMPA (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 792 2,598 Semi Grout
Statistics (2012)
Passengers4,068
Passenger change 11-12Increase643.7%
Aircraft movements324
Movements change 11-12Increase912.5%
Source: AIP Malaysia[2]

Pangkor Airport (IATA: PKG, ICAO: WMPA) is an airport on Pangkor Island, Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia.

The airport is complemented by Sitiawan Airport located in the mainland.

History

In 1970, the Perak state government studied a site for an airstrip, located near the government rest house at Pasir Bogak. The 2,500 feet (760 m) airstrip would be used by light aircraft and helicopters.[3]

Plans to construct the airport – then only an airstrip – was announced in 1984.[4]

The airport was expected to be completed in July 1992,[5] but was delayed to January 1993.[6]

Technical defects on the airstrip was discovered in May 1993, delaying the airport's opening to June. At that time, the airstrip could only fit the 12-seater Donnier and Twin Otter.[6]

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics[7]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2003 6,095 Steady 657 Steady
2004 10,247 Increase 68.1 698 Increase 6.2
2005 11,193 Increase 9.2 752 Increase 7.7
2006 9,866 Decrease 11.9 541 Decrease 28.1
2007 8,906 Decrease 9.7 589 Increase 8.9
2008 8,132 Decrease 8.7 545 Decrease 7.5
2009 7,617 Decrease 6.3 502 Decrease 7.9
2010 2,588 Decrease 66.0 174 Decrease 65.3
2011 547 Decrease 78.9 32 Decrease 81.6
2012 4,068 Increase 643.7 324 Increase 912.5
Busiest routes out of Pangkor Airport by frequency
Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly)|

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport information for PKG at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ^ "$2 mil plan to turn Pangkor, Lumut into holiday centres". The Straits Times. 19 October 1970. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Airstrip on Pangkor to boost tourism". The Straits Times. 2 October 1984. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Tradewinds, Pelangi Air to fly direct to Pangkor". The Straits Times. 22 February 1992. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Airstrip on Pangkor held up by 'technical defects'". The Straits Times. 17 May 1993. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ "MAHB Annual Report 2012" (PDF). MAHB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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