Airports / Malaysia / KUA
Kuantan Airport
WMKD / KUAKuantan, MalaysiaELEV 58 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kerteh Airport (KTE).
Overview
Kuantan Airport (WMKD / KUA) sits in Kuantan, Malaysia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 58 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KUA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kerteh Airport (KTE, 48 nm), Tioman Airport (TOD, 81 nm), and Sultan Mahmud Airport (TGG, 97 nm).
Trip costs from KUA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KUA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
WMKD
IATA
KUA
FAA / Local
WMKD
Elevation
58 ft
Coordinates
3.7754° N · 103.2090° 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 58 ft, KUA sits higher than 52% 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.
- 48nmKTEKerteh AirportKerteh
- 81nmTODTioman AirportTioman Island
- 97nmTGGSultan Mahmud AirportKuala Terengganu
- 104nmWMAPKluang AirportKluang
- 107nmSZBSultan Abdul Aziz Shah International AirportSubang
- 107nmMKZMalacca International AirportMalacca
Location
Open the full mapWMKD · Kuantan Airport · Kuantan, Malaysia