AirportsSultan Abdul Halim Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Alor Satar, in Kedah, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AOR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AOR
- ICAO code
- WMKA
- City
- Alor Satar
- State or region
- Kedah
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.1897° N, 100.3980° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,745 m (9,005 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AOR means Sultan Abdul Halim Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WMKA. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.1897° N, 100.3980° E. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuala Lumpur, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,745 metres (9,005 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,745 m 9,005 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Langkawi International AirportLangkawi | LGK | 76 km |
| Hat Yai International AirportHat Yai, Thailand | HDY | 83 km |
| Penang International AirportPenang | PEN | 100 km |
| Narathiwat AirportThailand | NAW | 153 km |
| Trang AirportTrang, Thailand | TST | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,492 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,306 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,230 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,213 km | 12 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,774 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,969 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 670 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,175 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,953 km | 8 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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