Sultan Azlan Shah Airport is an airport that serves Ipoh

Ipoh

Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....

, a city in the state of Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

 in Malaysia.

Airlines and destinations

Future

The government realized that the airport could no longer be extended due to its location near residential areas. The Government then planned a new airport in Seri Iskandar. In late 2008, they replanned it to be located in Batang Padang, near Tapah. They discussed that Firefly and AirAsia will start operations here. The site area is 1,600 ha.

There were also another plan to make Ipoh as a feeder airport to other region,as it couldn't compete with other airports such as Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...

 and Penang International Airport.

Traffic and Statistics

Overall Operational Statistics

Years	Passenger Movements	Aircraft Movements	Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes	Cargo Movements in Kilograms
2003	115,286	8,505	498	1,097
2004	103,123	7,075	735	1,620
2005	74,451	26,657	437	963
2006	64,711	30,626	357	787
2007	814	32,462	10	9,842
2008	5,376	2,183	0	0
2009	21,937	40,883	0	0
2010	48,508	41,069	0	0

External links

• Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, Ipoh at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• Location Map of Sultan Azlah Shah Airport
• New Ipoh Airport Strategy,NST Online,17/03/2010