Tioman Airport
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 airport currently has no scheduled airline operations, with just one operator offering regular charter services. 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 from 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 one hour away by air from Seletar Airport compared to over 5 hours by surface transport.
Tioman Airport Lapangan Terbang Tioman | |||||||||||
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The runway is only accessible from the north, due to the nearby hills at the south end | |||||||||||
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Berhad | ||||||||||
Serves | Tioman Island | ||||||||||
Location | Rompin, Pahang, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 02°49′09″N 104°09′36″E | ||||||||||
Maps | |||||||||||
Pahang state in Malaysia | |||||||||||
TOD/WMBT Location in Tioman Island , West Malaysia TOD/WMBT TOD/WMBT (Malaysia) TOD/WMBT TOD/WMBT (Southeast Asia) TOD/WMBT TOD/WMBT (Asia) | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2013) | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Berjaya Air | Charter: Kuala Lumpur-Subang |
Traffic and statistics
Year | Passengers handled |
Passenger % Change |
Aircraft Movements |
Aircraft % Change |
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2003 | 56,900 | 2,633 | ||
2004 | 57,957 | 1.8 | 2,447 | 7.1 |
2005 | 54,054 | 6.7 | 2,146 | 12.3 |
2006 | 57,559 | 6.5 | 2,256 | 5.1 |
2007 | 46,260 | 19.6 | 1,989 | 11.8 |
2008 | 48,767 | 5.4 | 2,141 | 7.6 |
2009 | 49,057 | 0.6 | 2,180 | 1.8 |
2010 | 54,056 | 10.2 | 2,167 | 0.6 |
2011 | 62,010 | 14.7 | 2,222 | 2.5 |
2012 | 60,141 | 3.0 | 2,205 | 0.8 |
2013 | 56,054 | 6.8 | 2,089 | 5.3 |
2014 | 9,217 | 83.6 | 1,019 | 51.2 |
References
- "CAAM AIP Tioman" (PDF). caam.gov.my. CAAM.
- AIP Malaysia: WMBT - Pulau Tioman at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2014325
- "MAHB Annual Report 2012" (PDF). MAHB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- "MAHB Annual Report 2013" (PDF). MAHB. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- "MAHB Annual Report 2014" (PDF). MAHB. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tioman Airport. |
- Short Take-Off and Landing Airports (STOL) at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Accident history for TOD at Aviation Safety Network
- Japamala Resorts providing flights from Subang, replacing disrupted Berjaya Air
- SAS Charters to Tioman