Senai International Airport


Senai International Airport, formerly known as Sultan Ismail International Airport 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 32 km north-west of the Johor Bahru city centre.
Opened in 1974, the airport is managed and operated by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd which took over the operations from Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad 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 to handle 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 southern region, and is dedicated to providing routes and services essential to cater the needs of both tourism and business traveler. Equipped with a 3,800-metre Category 4E runway, Senai International Airport can handle aircraft up to large jets such as Airbus A350 XWB, Boeing 777 and even the Antonov An-124 Ruslan freighter. Currently, there are five airlines operating in Senai International Airport, serving 11 domestic and seven international destinations with an average of more than 100 daily flight movements.
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.

Airlines and Destinations

Passenger

Traffic and statistics

RankDestinationsFrequency AirlinesNote
1 Bangkok–Don Mueang, Thailand 14AK, FD
2 Seoul, Korea14LJ13 Nov 2019 - 20 March 2020. 4 weekly during normal seasons
3 Guangzhou, China10AK, OD
4 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam7AK
5 Surabaya, Indonesia5QZ
6 Jakarta, Indonesia3QZ, AK
7 Haikou, China1OD
8 Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSeasonal-HajjMH
9 Medina, Saudi ArabiaSeasonal-HajjMH

Ground Transport

Senai International Airport is connected to PLUS Highway, Senai–Desaru Expressway and Second Link Expressway. Taxis are available outside the airport. Buses to the city centre with the option to transit to Singapore are available.
Causeway Link provides the commuters a route to JB Sentral.
Bus No.Destinations
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.