Taiping Airport is a civil airport and is open for public use. The airport is actually situated at Tekah in Taiping. The airport was built in the year 1929. This airport is the oldest and first airport built in Malaysia.
The ICAO code of the Taiping Airport in Taiping in Malaysia is WMBI and the IATA code is TPG. The well maintained runway of the airport is paved and measures 4300 feet in length. The Taiping Airport does not provide the IFR facility. Due to this the aircraft is not allowed to land during bad weather and dark conditions. The Taiping Airport was selected to be the hub for the Global Flying Hospital in February 2007.
The airlines that operate connecting flights from the Taiping Airport to several destinations include:
Malaysia Airlines
Qatar Airways
Delta Air Lines
Taca International Airlines
Qantas Airways
All Nippon Airways
- South African Airways
- Aeromexico
- Lufthansa German Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Lan Airlines
The Taiping airport is extremely well maintained and follows the international standards of airport maintenance and management. The facilities offered at the Taiping Airport for the convenience of the aircrafts, passengers and crew include:
- Restrooms
- Car Rental
- Security
- Medical Services
- Baggage Carts
- Flight Information Monitors
- Access to the Internet
- Aviation fuel
- Restaurant
- Pilot Lounge
- Telephone booths
The destinations that can be reached from the Taiping Airport include other parts of Malaysia, Australasia, US, North America, South America, Asia, Mexico, Central America, Middle East, Africa, Caribbean and Europe.
The picturesque town of Taiping is situated in Perak in Malaysia. The city's estimated population was 198,112 in the 2000 census. While on a trip to the town, you must visit All Saints Church, Taiping Lake Garden, Bukit Larut, Kwan-Tung Hui-Kuan, Kota Ngah Ibrahim, Commonwealth War Cemetery, Burmese Pool, Kuala Sepetang Wildlife Sanctuary and Perak Museum.
Flightshotelstours.com gives detailed information on the Taiping Airport and Flights to Taiping.
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