Senai International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Senai செனாய் சர்வதேச வீமான நிலையம்
IATA: JHB ICAO: WMKJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	MMC Corporation Berhad
Operator	Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd
Serves	Johor Bahru / Iskandar Malaysia
Location	Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia
Opened	1974 (1974)
Operating base for	AirAsia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates	01°38′26″N 103°40′13″E / 1.64056°N 103.67028°E / 1.64056; 103.67028
Website	www.senaiairport.com
Maps
Johor state in Malaysia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger 1,096,517 ( 74.3%) Airfreight (tonnes) 10,120 ( 31.1%) Aircraft movements 21,481 ( 63.2%)
Sources: AIP Malaysia[1][2]

Senai International Airport^{[lower-alpha 1]} (IATA: JHB, ICAO: WMKJ), formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport^[3] is an international airport in the town of Senai, Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia, serving Johor Bahru and the southernmost region of Peninsular Malaysia. The airport is located approximately 22 km north-west of the Johor Bahru city centre.

History

Senai airport interior.

Opened in 1974, the airport is managed and operated by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd (SATSSB) which took over the operations from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) in 2003 under a 50-year concession to develop the airport. SATSSB is currently wholly owned by MMC Corporation Berhad. Senai International Airport is currently the only privately managed public airport in Malaysia. SATSSB also operates Kerteh Airport for Petronas.

Senai International Airport is capable of handling up to 4.5 million passengers and 80,000 tonnes of cargo per annum.

Senai International Airport serves as the aviation gateway for Iskandar Malaysia and the southern region, and is dedicated to providing routes and services essential to cater the needs of both tourism and business travelers. Equipped with a 3,800-metre Category 4E runway, Senai International Airport can handle aircraft up to large jets such as the Airbus A350 XWB, the Boeing 777 and even the Antonov An-124 Ruslan freighter. Currently, there are four airlines operating at Senai International Airport, serving 12 domestic and 4 international destinations.

In 2019, Senai International Airport handled a total of 4,254,922 passengers and 15,010 tons of freight with a combination of 52,030 scheduled and non-scheduled commercial aircraft movements. Currently the terminal is being expanded to handle 5 million passengers by 2023.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger traffic at JHB airport. See Wikidata query.

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics ^[6]

Year	Passengers handled	Passenger % change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % change	Aircraft movements	Aircraft % change
2009	1,316,082		N/A		N/A
2010	1,235,400	6.1	6,239		11,934
2011	1,337,562	8.3	5,438	12.8	15,167	27.1
2012	1,376,383	3.0	3,149	42.1	12,506	17.4
2013	1,989,979	44.6	3,443	9.3	37,998	203.8
2014	2,325,816	16.9	4,934	43.3	42,976	13.1
2015	2,581,966	11.1	5,272	6.9	41,892	2.5
2016	2,828,074	12.1	6,245	18.0	42,744	2.0
2017	3,124,799	10.5	7,614	21.9	46,497	3.0
2018	3,522,519	12.7	9,691	27.0	52,030	12.0
2019	4,270,144	21.2	14,694	51.6	58,313	12.1
2020	1,096,517	74.3	10,120	31.1	21,481	63.2
2021	371,754	33.4	10,120	31.1	21,481	63.2
2022	2,144,036	476.7	10,120	31.1	21,481	63.2
Source: Ministry of Transport[7]

Busiest domestic flights out of Senai International Airport by frequency as of September 2023

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (Weekly)	Airlines
1	Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur	53	AK, MH, OD
2	Penang, Pulau Pinang	49	AK, FY
3	Subang, Selangor	42	FY, OD
4	Kuching, Sarawak	24	AK
5	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	14	AK
6	Sibu, Sarawak	7	AK
7	Ipoh, Perak	7	AK
8	Langkawi, Kedah	4	AK
9	Alor Setar, Kedah	4	AK
10	Tawau, Sabah	4	AK
11	Kota Bharu, Kelantan	3	AK
12	Miri, Sarawak	2	AK

Busiest international flights out of Senai International Airport by frequency as of September 2023

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (Weekly)	Airlines
1	Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta, Indonesia	12	QZ, 8B
2	Bangkok-Don Mueang, Thailand	11	FD
3	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	7	AK
4	Guangzhou, China	7	AK
5	Surabaya, Indonesia	7	QZ

Ground transport

Senai International Airport is connected to PLUS Highway, Senai–Desaru Expressway and Second Link Expressway. Taxis are available outside the airport. Buses are available to the city centre with the option to transit to Singapore.^[8]

Causeway Link provides the commuters a route to JB Sentral.

Senai Business Aviation Terminal (SBAT)

SATSSB also operates SBAT, a private aviation terminal located just beside the airport's main terminal building and sharing the same infrastructure. True to its name, SBAT features business facilities including meeting and conference rooms, and dining and private rest facilities.

Senai Airport Free Industrial Zone (SAFIZ)

SAFIZ forms part of Senai International Airport's total land area and operates as a free industrial zone for several multinational factories and distribution hubs, including Pokka, Celestica and BMW.

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Senai International Airport.

• Senai International Airport, official site
• Current weather for WMKJ at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for JHB at Aviation Safety Network