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
Pahang state in Malaysia
TOD/WMBT is located in Peninsular Malaysia
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT is located in Malaysia
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT (Malaysia)
TOD/WMBT is located in Southeast Asia
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT (Southeast Asia)
TOD/WMBT is located in Asia
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT
TOD/WMBT (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 992 [1] 3,255 Tarmac
Statistics (2013)
Passengers56,054
Passenger change 12-13Decrease6.8%
Aircraft movements2,089
Movements change 12-13Decrease5.3%
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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Berjaya Air Charter: Kuala Lumpur-Subang

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 Steady 2,633 Steady 0 Steady
2004 57,957 Increase 1.8 2,447 Decrease 7.1 0 Steady
2005 54,054 Decrease 6.7 2,146 Decrease 12.3 0 Steady
2006 57,559 Increase 6.5 2,256 Increase 5.1 0 Steady
2007 46,260 Decrease 19.6 1,989 Decrease 11.8 0 Steady
2008 48,767 Increase 5.4 2,141 Increase 7.6 0 Steady
2009 49,057 Increase 0.6 2,180 Increase 1.8 0 Steady
2010 54,056 Increase 10.2 0 Decrease 0 Steady
2011 62,010 Increase 14.7 0 Steady 2,222 Increase
2012 60,141 Decrease 3.0 73 Increase 2,205 Decrease0.8
2013 56,054 Decrease 6.8 30 Decrease 59.8 2,089 Decrease5.3
2014 9,217 Decrease 83.6 15 Decrease 50.0 1,019 Decrease51.2
2015 0 Decrease 0 Decrease 993 Decrease2.6
2016 0 Steady 0 Steady 733 Decrease26.2
2017 0 Steady 0 Steady 636 Decrease13.2
2018 0 Steady 0 Steady 470 Decrease26.1
2019 0 Steady 0 Steady 339 Decrease27.9
2020 0 Steady 0 Steady 132 Decrease61.1
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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