Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG) Information

Where is Sultan Mahmud Airport? TGG Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport that serves Kuala Terengganu, a city in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. The TGG Sultan Mahmud Airport is located 15 km from town. In 2008, the airport handled 487,495 passengers with 10,045 aircraft movements.

In January 2008, Malaysian government had approved MYR 200 million to upgrade the TGG Sultan Mahmud Airport to become an international airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.[citation needed] TGG Sultan Mahmud Airport became an international airport after upgrading work was finished. The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year. International flights flight destinations Singapore, Kunming, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and others. Malaysia Airlines had agreed with Tabung Haji that it will also bring passengers to the Holy Land Mecca via Jeddah and Medina.

On October 11 2008, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 landed here on 14:56 hours from Kuala Lumpur which makes it the first Boeing 747 to land here.