Sultan Abdul Halim Airport is an airport in Kepala Batas,

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. It serves the city of

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and state of Perlis due to the state's small geographical size (but international as well as cross-sea flights to the Northern Peninsular, especially those from

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utilises the

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. The new terminal is already operational by 5 May 2006 to cater for future traffic growth. The new terminal has the capacity to receive the

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operations as the runway was extended from the previous to . In 2009, the airport handled 421,314 passengers with 24,031 aircraft movements. The

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training division is also co-located and uses the same runway as the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Traffic and statistics

Transportation

This airport nearby

Anak Bukit railway station The Anak Bukit railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the suburb of Anak Bukit, Alor Setar, Kedah. This station is nearby the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station is also close ...

within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station are connected to main city and town in

and

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, Gurun,

Sungai Petani Sungai Petani ( abbr. Sg. Petani or SP; Jawi: سوڠاي ڤتاني) is a city in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest city and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33&nb ...

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and Padang Besar.

Notes

References

External links

Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar
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* * {{authority control Airports in Kedah Kubang Pasu District Northern Corridor Economic Region