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Senai International Airport
Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai
Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail
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IATA: JHB – ICAO: WMKJ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
Serves Johor, Malaysia
Location Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia
Hub for AirAsia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 127 ft / 39 m
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Website www.senaiairport.com
Map
WMKJ is located in Peninsular Malaysia
WMKJ
WMKJ
Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger 2,581,966 (Increase 11.1%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 5,272 (Increase 6.9%)
Aircraft movements 41,892 (Decrease 2.5%)
Sources: AIP Malaysia[1][2]

Senai International Airport, formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport[3] (IATA: JHB, ICAO: WMKJ) (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai; Jawi: لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سناي) is an airport located in the town of Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia. The airport is located near Johor Bahru, approximately 32 km north-west of the city centre. In 2015, Senai International Airport handled a total of 2,581,966 passengers and 5,272  tons of freight with a combination of 41,892 schedule and non-schedule commercial aircraft movements.[4] The airport is a hub for AirAsia, and will be the main hub for a new airline called flymojo.

History

Opened in 1974, it serves the state of Johor as well as people from the southern states of Peninsular Malaysia. Senai International Airport is the hub of AirAsia and used to serve as a domestic hub of Malaysia Airlines until the rationalisation of its domestic routes to cut the company's losses. As a result, Malaysia Airlines only served two destinations from Senai after the rationalisation.

Today, this airport is managed by Senai Airport after taking over the operations of the airport from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) in 2003.[2] Senai International Airport is able to handle up to 4.5 million passengers and 100,000 tonnes of cargo per annum. There are plans to increase the capacity of the airport to 10 million passengers in the long term and turn the airport into a cargo hub. Recent expansions and upgrades include lengthening of the runway to 3800m and building a parallel taxiway to increase runway capacity.

Expansion and future plans

Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, the operator of the airport announced a multi-billion ringgit project called Airport City or Aeropolis. The project, on 1,133 hectares near Senai Airport, will comprise three main components – residential-commercial-hospitality amenities, an air cargo logistic centre and a hi-tech park. The first component will cover 323 hectares while the other two will occupy 405 hectares each.[5]

On 26 May 2008, SATS announced a MYR 70 million plan to build an Aero Mall, a stand-alone and external airport mall. The mall will have a retail space of 10,000 square feet (930 m2) and is due to be completed in the late 2009 / early 2010 time frame.[6] The Aero Mall was officially opened in July 2010.

On 8 July 2008, Kuwait's Al-Aqeelah announced a project to build an aviation academy near the airport. The project will cost around US$100 million.[7]

On 12 February 2009, the Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium Management Ltd opened its third Plaza Premium Lounge in Senai International Airport.[8] Since December 2009, the airport provides free WiFi service for all customers at the Main Terminal and Cargo Centre.[9]

Firefly has announced on 22 February 2011 that Senai International Airport will be their fifth hub in Malaysia and will be operating with 2 fleets of Boeing 737-400.[10] The proposed routes including flight to Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya, Indonesia (in third quarter) and Bangkok, Thailand (in fourth quarter).[11] Due to the share swapping between MAS and AirAsia, Firefly will be restructured and all of the jet routes were suspended in 2011.

In 2015, it was announced that flymojo will be the main hub for Senai Airport. The airline will transform the airport into a key regional aviation & logistics hub. It will also play a key role in developing Iskandar Malaysia.

Airlines and destinations

Inside Senai Airport
Airlines Destinations
AirAsia Bandung, Bangkok–Don Mueang, Guangzhou Baiyun, Ho Chi Minh City, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching, Miri, Penang, Sibu, Yogyakarta
Firefly Ipoh, Kota Bharu, Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Indonesia AirAsia Surabaya
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Malindo Air Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Thai AirAsia Hat Yai

Cargo carriers

Airlines Destinations
MASkargo Kuala Lumpur–International, Tokyo-Narita[12]
Transmile Air Services Kuala Lumpur–International

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics[13][14]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
2009 1,316,082 Steady N/A Steady N/A Steady
2010 1,235,400 Decrease 6.1 6,239 Steady 11,934 Steady
2011 1,337,562 Increase 8.3 5,438 Decrease 12.8 15,167 Increase 27.1
2012 1,376,383 Increase 3.0 3,149 Decrease 42.1 12,506 Decrease 17.4
2013 1,989,979 Increase 44.6 3,443 Increase 9.3 37,998 Increase 203.8
2014 2,325,816 Increase 16.9 4,934 Increase 43.3 42,976 Increase 13.1

Statistics

Ground transport

Senai International Airport is connected with Senai Airport Highway.

Taxis are available outside the airport.

Buses[15] to the city are available.

Service Destination Note
Causeway Link Trunk Services
Sky Shuttle[16] JB Sentral Express (non-stop)
333[17] Larkin Sentral –
Skybus Shuttle Service[18]
Bus No.1 Grand Paragon Hotel via Tune Hotel Danga Bay & KSL Resort
Bus No.2 Bluewave/Sentral Hotel via Tune Hotel Danga Bay & Puteri Pacific Hotel

References

  1. ↑ WMKJ – JOHOR BAHRU/SENAI INTERNATIONAL at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
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  3. ↑ http://senaiairport.com/press.asp?rootid=100003&menuid=100076&linkid=247
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  14. ↑ Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
  15. ↑ http://senaiairport.com/travellers.asp?menuid=100129&rootid=100015&splid=100001&parentid=100129
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  18. ↑ http://skybus.com.my/skybus-johor-bahru/
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