About Kuching International Airport

Built by the British Government of Sarawak in the 1940's, Kuching International Airport (KIA) has since become a gateway to the state of Sarawak as well as Brunei and Sabah. KIA is located 11km south of the city of Kuching.

The airport's terminal is capable of handling 5 million passengers annually, making it the fourth busiest airport in Malaysia after KLIA, Kota Kinabalu International Airport and Penang International Airport. It can also accommodate the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 aircrafts. The airport has a variety of retail and duty-free outlets, cafés and restaurants, as well as premium passenger lounges for your travelling convenience and comfort.

The airport is also an airbase for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).

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MALAYSIA AIRPORTS SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH SEPURA’S PARTNER COMINTEL

26 June 2014

Kuala Lumpur, 26 June 2014 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (Malaysia Airports) announces today the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sepura’s local partner Comintel.  The MoU is intended for the cooperation between Comintel and Malaysia Airports. The system is to provide Malaysia Airports Tetra System users...