MKZ · medium airport

Malacca International Airport

Malacca, Malaysia

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MKZmedium airport

Malacca International Airport

Malacca, Malaysia

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35 ft

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Historic city gateway serving Malaysia's UNESCO heritage capital.

Opened

1941

Location

Malacca, Malaysia

Malacca International Airport (IATA: MKZ, ICAO: WMKM) is a public airport serving the historic city of Malacca, Malaysia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The airport is located in Batu Berendam, approximately 9 kilometres north of the Malacca city centre. The airport has historically operated with limited scheduled commercial services, with many flights to and from Malacca routed through Kuala Lumpur's airports instead. It has served as a base for general aviation, cargo, and occasional charter operations. Efforts to expand and revitalize the airport's commercial activity have been discussed over the years, given Malacca's significance as a major tourist destination in Malaysia. The airport's runway and facilities are capable of handling narrow-body commercial jet aircraft.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal building with modest capacity suited for regional and low-traffic scheduled services.

Getting to & from

Taxis and private hire vehicles are the primary modes of ground transport connecting the airport to Malacca city centre, approximately 9 kilometres away.

Airlines here

Scheduled commercial airline services have been minimal and intermittent, with no major airline currently operating regular routes from the airport.

Notable facts

›Located in the Batu Berendam area, about 9 km north of Malacca city centre.
›The airport's origins date to World War II-era infrastructure developed during the 1940s.
›Malacca is a UNESCO World Heritage City, making the airport a potential gateway for significant tourism traffic.
›The airport has a single paved runway capable of accommodating narrow-body jets.
›Commercial scheduled services have been largely inactive in recent years, with proposals for revival periodically discussed.

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Malacca Airport, previously known as Batu Berendam Airport, is situated in Batu Berendam, Malacca, Malaysia. This airport serves not only the state of Malacca but also northern Johor and Negeri Sembilan. The terminal complex, spanning 7,000 m2 (75,000 sq ft), is equipped with international-standard amenities and has an annual passenger capacity of 1.5 million. The airport features a 2,135-meter runway, accommodating narrowbody aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

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