Airports / Malaysia / AOR
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport
WMKA / AORAlor Satar, MalaysiaELEV 15 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Langkawi International Airport (LGK) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Alor Satar, Malaysia, Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (WMKA / AOR) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 15 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into AOR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Langkawi International Airport (LGK, 41 nm), RMAF Butterworth Air Base (BWH, 43 nm), and Hat Yai International Airport (HDY, 45 nm).
Charter pricing from AOR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Alor Satar.
Field capability
ICAO
WMKA
IATA
AOR
FAA / Local
WMKA
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
6.1897° N · 100.3980° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Malaysia fields
state range 10–3,350 ft
At 15 ft, AOR sits lower than 79% of the 29 Malaysia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 41nmLGKLangkawi International AirportLangkawi
- 43nmBWHRMAF Butterworth Air BaseButterworth
- 45nmHDYHat Yai International AirportHat Yai
- 51nmBTZBetong International AirportBetong
- 54nmPENPenang International AirportPenang
- 58nmPANPattani Airport
Location
Open the full mapWMKA · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport · Alor Satar, Malaysia