Redang Airport Explained

Redang Airport
Nativename:	Lapangan Terbang Redang
Iata:	RDN
Icao:	WMPR
Type:	Public
Owner:	Government of Malaysia
Operator:	Malaysia Airports
City-Served:	Redang, Malaysia
Location:	Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
Timezone:	MST
Elevation-F:	25
Coordinates:	5.7653°N 103.0069°W
Pushpin Map:	Malaysia West
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in West Malaysia
Pushpin Label:	WMPR
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Number:	02/20
R1-Length-M:	940
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Stat-Year:	2020
Stat1-Header:	Passenger
Stat1-Data:	5159
Stat2-Header:	Airfreight (tonnes)
Stat2-Data:	0
Stat3-Header:	Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:	39 (5550%)
Footnotes:	Source : AIP Malaysia^[1] GDM

Redang Airport is an airport on Redang Island, Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The airport was briefly closed in 2009 for runway expansion, reopening on April 16, 2009.

The runway lies along the base of a long ridge immediately to the west. Another ridge runs parallel 1km (01miles) to the east. South approach and departure are over the water.^[2]

Traffic and statistics

Traffic

**Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics**

2004	20,750		0		741
2005	30,650	47.7	0		1,121	51.3
2006	28,928	5.6	0		934	16.7
2007	33,738	16.6	0		1,053	12.7
2008	34,957	3.6	0		1,083	2.8
2009	28,246	19.2	0		862	20.4
2010	48,610	72.1	0		1,356	57.3
2011	46,159	5.0	0		1,319	2.7
2012	35,960	22.1	27		877	33.5
2013	35,982	0.1	27		955	8.9
2014	11,087	69.2	17	37.7	430	55.0
2015	0		0		0
2016	0		0		0
2017	0		0		0
2018	51		0		6
2019	0		0		6
2020	5159		0		39	5550
^{Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad^[3]}

Statistics

**Busiest flights out of Redang Airport by frequency**
	Rank		Destinations	Frequency (weekly)
1	, Subang (SZB)	5
2		3

External links

Notes and References

http://aip.dca.gov.my/hwmpr.html AIP Malaysia: WMPR - Pulau Redang
Web site: Redang Airport . Google Maps . 27 August 2018.
Web site: Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628105453/http://annualreport2020.malaysiaairports.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/airportstatistics2020.pdf. 28 June 2021. 5 October 2021. Malaysia Airports. dead.