Sultan Mahmud International Airport (TGG/WMKN)

 airport, airport terminal

IATA : TGG
ICAO : WMKN

Runway Lenght : 3,480 meters / 11,417 feet

Sultan Mahmud Airport (IATA: TGG, ICAO: WMKN) is an airport that serves Kuala Terengganu, a city in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia. The airport is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from town.[2] In 2008, the airport handled 487,495 passengers with 10,045 aircraft movements.[1] The airport was named after the 16th Sultan of Terengganu, Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, who ruled from 1978 to 1998.
In January 2008, the Malaysian government approved RM200 million to upgrade the airport. This includes funding to extend the runway and upgrade the terminal of the airport.[citation needed]
The terminal was designed to handle 2 million passengers every year. Malaysia Airlines has 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 from Kuala Lumpur landed which made it the first Boeing 747 to land at Sultan Mahmud Airport.