Airport Guide for Kuching International Airport

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  February 10, 2012  

Kuching International Airport is Sarawak's main international airport and is situated 11 km (6NM) south of the city of Kuching. The airport is also an airbase for the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the newly renovated terminal complex is capable of handling 5 million passengers per annum and it is the third largest airport in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport. KIA has grown rapidly with an increasing number of passengers and aircraft movement. In the year of 2008, KIA handled 3,238,614 passengers with a corresponding volume of 39,188 flights. In the same year, 19,167 metric tonnes of cargo were handled. Kuching International Airport is the secondary hub for Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia and has been growing rapidly to tackle the demand of the travellers in the East Malaysia region.

There are 13 airlines operating at July 2008. 46% are foreign airlines and 54% are Malaysian. For the northern hemisphere winter schedule (begins 26 October 2008) several airlines will operate scheduled passenger flights between Kuching International Airport and the following destinations.