Sultan Abdul Halim Airport is an airport in Kepala Batas,

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. It serves the city of

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Kedah Malay: ) is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is home to the third-tallest ...

and the state of

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. It is the second-largest airport in the northern Peninsula Malaysia, following

Penang International Airport Penang International Airport (PIA) is an international airport in George Town, Penang, George Town, the capital city of the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. The airport is located at the southeastern tip of ...

. The airport, located in Kepala Batas, is approximately from Alor Setar. It has a capacity to handle up to 800,000 passengers per year. Opened in 1929, it is the second oldest airport in Malaysia, following Taiping Airport. The airport's new terminal, which became operational on 5 May 2006, was designed to accommodate future growth in passenger traffic. The terminal can handle larger aircraft, such as the

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, following the extension of the runway from its original length of to . In 2009, Sultan Abdul Halim Airport processed 421,314 passengers and recorded 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 is nearby Anak Bukit railway station, within 5 to 8 minutes by taxi. This station are connected to main city and town in

and

, Gurun,

Sungai Petani Sungai Petani ( abbr. Sg. Petani or SP) is a city in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. The population of the municipal area of Sungai Petani is larger than Kedah's state capital, Alor Setar. It is located about 55 km south of Alor Set ...

Kangar Kangar (Kedah Malay: ''Kangaq'') is the state capital and the largest town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located next to the Thailand border, in the northernmost point of Peninsular Malaysi ...

, Arau and Padang Besar. The airport is around 10-15 minutes by taxi to the city centre of Alor Setar.

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