"RAF Kuantan", "RMAF Kuantan" & "Kuantan Airfield" redirect here.
Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 that serves Kuantan

Kuantan

Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...

, a city in the state of Pahang

Pahang

Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 in Malaysia. The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2009, the airport handled 226,912 passengers on 3,110 flights, though the airport is able to handle over one million passengers annually. 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.

It also houses the 6 Squadron (BAE Hawk

BAE Hawk

The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft...

) and 19 Squadron (MiG-29) of the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

Airlines and destinations

• Domestic Destinations

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• • • Firefly Airlines
      Firefly (airline)
      FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd, operating as Firefly, is a full service point to point carrier and a full subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines. Its head office is located on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Selangor. It claims to be the first community airline in Malaysia...
      
      : Penang, Kuala Lummpur-Subang ( Resumes 30 October )
    • Malaysia Airlines
      Malaysia Airlines
      Malaysian Airline System Berhad , DBA Malaysia Airlines , is the government-owned flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its eastern hub in Kota Kinabalu. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz...
      
      : Kuala Lumpur

• International Destinations

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• • • Firefly Airlines
      Firefly (airline)
      FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd, operating as Firefly, is a full service point to point carrier and a full subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines. Its head office is located on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Selangor. It claims to be the first community airline in Malaysia...
      
      : Singapore

• International Charter Destnations

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• • • China Airlines
      China Airlines
      China Airlines is both the flag carrier and the largest airline of Republic of China . Although not directly state-owned, the airline is owned by China Airlines Group, which is owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation...
      
      : Taipei-Taoyuan

Traffic and Statistics

Overall Operational 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
2009	226,912	3,110	70	70,079
2010	220,878	2,802	49	49,375

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.

See also

• Royal Malaysian Air Force#Airbases
• Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)
• List of RAF stations#British Malaya (now Malaysia)

External links

• Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport, Kuantan at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport Real Time Flight Schedule
• Satellite Image