# Simpang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

**Simpang Airport** is a small airport in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur (Federal Territory), Malaysia. It opened in 1952. It closed on 16 Mar 2018. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,891 m (6,205 ft). It is operated by Royal Malaysian Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkf

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal Malaysian Air Force
- Serves: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur (Federal Territory), Malaysia
- Opened: 1952
- Closed: 16 Mar 2018
- Elevation: 34 m / 111 ft
- Coordinates: 3.1123, 101.7030
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,891 m / 6,205 ft
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMAF_Kuala_Lumpur_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1082819
- Weather station: WMSA · WMO 48647
- Ident: WMKF

## Timeline

- 1952: Simpang Airport opens.
- 16 Mar 2018: Simpang Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,891 m / 6,205 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 035° / 215° | yes |
| 03/21 | 158 m / 517 ft | 30 m / 97 ft | Grass | 035° / 215° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,891 m / 6,205 ft | #4,329 of 29,858 | #1,161 in Asia | #22 in MY |
| Elevation | 34 m / 111 ft | =36,480 of 43,403 | #2,256 in Asia | #38 in MY |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =199 in Asia | #6 in MY |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | #2 in MY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 126.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [SZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmsa.md) Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [WMBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmbe.md) Semantan Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [WMBF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmbf.md) Ulu Bernam Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [MY-0032](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my-0032.md) Terendak Camp Airstrip · 100 km / 62 mi
- [WMAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmac.md) Benta Airport · 109 km / 68 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkf/data