Pangkor Airport
Pangkor Airport Lapangan Terbang Pangkor | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pangkor, Perak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Location | Pangkor Island, Perak, West Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°14′41″N 100°33′12″E / 4.24472°N 100.55333°E | ||||||||||
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 Perak State in Malaysia | |||||||||||
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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[edit]
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]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Berjaya Air | Charter: Kuala Lumpur-Subang |
| SKS Airways | Kuala Lumpur–Subang (temporarily suspended)[7] |
Traffic and statistics[edit]
Year
|
Passengers
handled |
Passenger
% Change |
Aircraft
Movements |
Aircraft
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6,095 |  |
657 |
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| 2004 | 10,247 |  68.1 |
698 | 6.2
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| 2005 | 11,193 | 9.2 |
752 | 7.7
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| 2006 | 9,866 |  11.9 |
541 | 28.1
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| 2007 | 8,906 | 9.7 |
589 | 8.9
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| 2008 | 8,132 | 8.7 |
545 | 7.5
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| 2009 | 7,617 | 6.3 |
502 | 7.9
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| 2010 | 2,588 | 66.0 |
174 | 65.3
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| 2011 | 547 | 78.9 |
32 | 81.6
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| 2012 | 4,068 | 643.7 |
324 | 912.5
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Airport information for PKG at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ "$2 mil plan to turn Pangkor, Lumut into holiday centres". The Straits Times. 19 October 1970. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Airstrip on Pangkor to boost tourism". The Straits Times. 2 October 1984. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Tradewinds, Pelangi Air to fly direct to Pangkor". The Straits Times. 22 February 1992. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Airstrip on Pangkor held up by 'technical defects'". The Straits Times. 17 May 1993. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Has A New Commercial Airline But It Doesn't Have Toilets". The Rakyat Post. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "MAHB Annual Report 2012" (PDF). MAHB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
External links[edit]
- Short Take-Off and Landing Airports (STOL) at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Aviation Photos: Pangkor Island (PKG / WMPA) at Airliners.net
- Accident history for PKG at Aviation Safety Network
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