Sitiawan Airport

Sitiawan Airport Lapangan Terbang Sitiawan
IATA: SWY ICAO: WMBA
Summary
Operator	Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
Serves	Sitiawan
Location	Sitiawan, Perak, Malaysia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	25 ft / 8 m
Coordinates	04°13′20″N 100°41′57.6″E
Map
WMBA Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 549 1,801 Grass
Sources: AIP Malaysia[1]

Sitiawan Airport (IATA: SWY^[2], ICAO: WMBA) is an airport in Sitiawan, Manjung, Perak, Malaysia. The airport complements the existing Pangkor Airport.

History

Construction began in late 1993 at a cost of RM 25 million, using an existing airstrip converted into a 1,350 metre runway.^[3]

References

1. AIP Malaysia: Index To Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
2. Airport information for SWY at Great Circle Mapper.
3. "New airport to boost tourism in areas around Pangkor". The Straits Times. 25 September 1993. Retrieved 1 April 2024.

See also

• List of airports in Malaysia

External links

• Current weather for WMBA at NOAA/NWS