Tioman Airport

Tioman Airport

Lapangan Terbang Tioman
The runway is only accessible from the north, due to the nearby hills at the south end
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Berhad
ServesTioman Island
LocationRompin, Pahang, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates02°49′09″N 104°09′36″E / 2.81917°N 104.16000°E / 2.81917; 104.16000
Maps

Pahang state in Malaysia
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT (Malaysia)
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT (Southeast Asia)
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 992[1] 3,255 Tarmac
Statistics (2013)
Passengers56,054
Passenger change 12-136.8%
Aircraft movements2,089
Movements change 12-135.3%
Sources: AIP Malaysia[2]

Tioman Airport (IATA: TOD, ICAO: WMBT), also known as Pulau Tioman Airport, is an airport serving Tioman Island, Pahang, Malaysia. It is located next to Tekek village (Kampung Tekek). The relatively small size of aircraft able to take off and land at Tioman means that per seat costs are relatively high, making it hard for airlines operating out of the island to remain profitable.[3] The airport's runway is "one way" as planes can only land and take off in one direction (north) due to nearby terrain. Tioman is a popular destination for private pilots based in Singapore and Malaysia, as it is only a little more than an hour away by air from Seletar Airport, Singapore compared to over 5 hours by surface transport.

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
2003 56,900 2,633 0
2004 57,957 1.8 2,447 7.1 0
2005 54,054 6.7 2,146 12.3 0
2006 57,559 6.5 2,256 5.1 0
2007 46,260 19.6 1,989 11.8 0
2008 48,767 5.4 2,141 7.6 0
2009 49,057 0.6 2,180 1.8 0
2010 54,056 10.2 0 0
2011 62,010 14.7 0 2,222
2012 60,141 3.0 73 2,205 0.8
2013 56,054 6.8 30 59.8 2,089 5.3
2014 9,217 83.6 15 50.0 1,019 51.2
2015 0 0 993 2.6
2016 0 0 733 26.2
2017 0 0 636 13.2
2018 0 0 470 26.1
2019 0 0 339 27.9
2020 0 0 132 61.1
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4]

Statistics

Busiest flights out of Tioman Airport by frequency
Rank Destinations Frequency (weekly)
1 Selangor, Subang (SZB) 5

References

  1. ^ "CAAM AIP Tioman" (PDF). caam.gov.my. CAAM.
  2. ^ AIP Malaysia: WMBT - Pulau Tioman at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ^ "Call to upgrade airport, build roads".
  4. ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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