About Sultan Ismail Petra Airport

Formerly an RAF military base, Sultan Ismail Petra Airport was relocated to a new terminal in 2002. It serves the city of Kota Bharu and the state of Kelantan.

It has three aerobridges and serves Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, dan Air Asia. In 2011, the runway was lengthened from 1,981m to 2,400m to accommodate the Airbus A330 and Boeing 737-800.

It also houses the Asia Pacific Flight Training flying school.

Latest News

2 airports receive Aerodrome Certification and 6 airports receive SMS certification from DCA

14 November 2013

Sepang, 14 November 2013 - Two more airports under Malaysia Airports' management have received Aerodrome Certification and another six certified airports received the Safety Management System (SMS) certifications today after successfully underwent stringent audit by the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA). The six domestic airports which...