Redang Airport (IATA: RDN, ICAO: WMPR) is an airport on Redang Island, Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport was briefly closed in 2009 for runway expansion, reopening on April 16, 2009.
Redang Airport Lapangan Terbang Redang | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Redang, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Location | Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°45′55″N 103°00′25″E / 5.76528°N 103.00694°E | ||||||||||
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  WMPR Location in West Malaysia | |||||||||||
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| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2020) | |||||||||||
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The runway lies along the base of a long ridge immediately to the west. Another ridge runs parallel 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) to the east. South approach and departure are over the water.[3]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Berjaya Air | Charter: Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Singapore–Seletar[4] |
Traffic and statistics
editTraffic
editYear
|
Passengers
handled |
Passenger
% change |
Cargo
(tonnes) |
Cargo
% change |
Aircraft
movements |
Aircraft
% change |
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| 2004 | 20,750 |  |
0 | |
741 |
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| 2005 | 30,650 |  47.7 |
0 | |
1,121 | 51.3
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| 2006 | 28,928 |  5.6 |
0 | |
934 | 16.7
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| 2007 | 33,738 | 16.6 |
0 | |
1,053 | 12.7
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| 2008 | 34,957 | 3.6 |
0 | |
1,083 | 2.8
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| 2009 | 28,246 | 19.2 |
0 | |
862 | 20.4
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| 2010 | 48,610 | 72.1 |
0 | |
1,356 | 57.3
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| 2011 | 46,159 | 5.0 |
0 | |
1,319 | 2.7
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| 2012 | 35,960 | 22.1 |
27 | |
877 | 33.5
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| 2013 | 35,982 | 0.1 |
27 | |
955 | 8.9
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| 2014 | 11,087 | 69.2 |
17 | 37.7 |
430 | 55.0
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| 2015 | 0 | |
0 | |
0 |
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| 2016 | 0 | |
0 | |
0 |
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| 2017 | 0 | |
0 | |
0 |
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| 2018 | 51 | |
0 | |
6 |
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| 2019 | 0 | |
0 | |
6 |
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| 2020 | 5159 | |
0 | |
39 | 5550
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| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[5] | ||||||
Statistics
edit| Rank | Destinations | Frequency (weekly) |
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| 1 |  Selangor, Subang (SZB)
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5 |
| 2 |  Singapore
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3 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ AIP Malaysia: WMPR - Pulau Redang at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ Airport information for Redang Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Redang Airport". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Berjaya Air connects Singapore, Redang with new service | TTG Asia". TTG Asia. 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
