Tioman Airport

Summary

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 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
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)
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]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Berjaya Air Charter: Kuala Lumpur-Subang
SKS Airways Kuala Lumpur–Subang[4]

Traffic and statistics edit

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[5]

Statistics edit

Busiest Flights Out of Tioman Airport by Frequency
Rank Destinations Frequency (Weekly)
1   Selangor, Subang (SZB) 5

References edit

  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. ^ "New Malaysian carrier SKS Airways takes to the skies". www.apnews.com.
  5. ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

External links edit