AirportsSultan Ismail Petra Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kota Baharu, in Kelantan, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KBR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KBR
- ICAO code
- WMKC
- City
- Kota Baharu
- State or region
- Kelantan
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.1669° N, 102.2930° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KBR means Sultan Ismail Petra Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WMKC. 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 6.1669° N, 102.2930° E. It stands 5 metres (16 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 Ismail Petra Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 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 17.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Narathiwat AirportThailand | NAW | 72 km |
| Sultan Mahmud AirportKuala Terengganu | TGG | 125 km |
| Sultan Abdul Halim AirportAlor Satar | AOR | 210 km |
| Sultan Azlan Shah AirportIpoh | IPH | 222 km |
| Hat Yai International AirportHat Yai, Thailand | HDY | 227 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,636 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,492 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,415 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,343 km | 13 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,795 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,835 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 568 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,029 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,801 km | 8 h 40 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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