Kuching International Airport
Kuching International Airport (KIA) (IATA: KCH, ICAO: WBGG) is an international airport serving the entire southwestern region of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) south of Kuching city centre. The airport is colocated with the RMAF Kuching, home to the No. 7 Squadron RMAF.
Kuching International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Khazanah Nasional | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kuching Metropolitan Area (also Kuching Division, Samarahan Division & Serian Division of Sarawak, Malaysia) | ||||||||||
| Location | Padawan and Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 26 September 1950 | ||||||||||
| Hub for | MASwings | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Firefly | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | AirAsia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 89 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 01°29′13.5″N 110°20′30.9″E | ||||||||||
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KCH /WBGG Location in Sarawak state KCH /WBGG Location in East Malaysia KCH /WBGG Location in Borneo KCH /WBGG Location in Malaysia KCH /WBGG Location in Southeast Asia | |||||||||||
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Source: official web site AIP Malaysia | |||||||||||
The airport terminal is capable of handling five million passengers per annum and it is the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia. KIA has grown rapidly with an increasing number of passengers and aircraft movement. In 2017, KIA handled 5,095,193 passengers with a corresponding volume of 51,097 flights. In the same year, 24,620 metric tonnes of cargo were handled through this facility.
KIA is the operating base for AirAsia and has been growing rapidly to tackle the demand of the travellers in the Sarawak region.