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DEVELOPMENT
PHASES
Designed to be a regional hub, the KLIA is built with
features that allow flexibility for future expansion, well into the next century. The
development of KLIA Sepang is to be implemented in three phases:
PHASE 1 (1998 - 2003)
Scheduled to be completed in 1998 and to be
operational in June 1998. Phase 1 calls for the construction of facilities to handle 25
million passengers (about 80 flights per hour) and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo per annum. The major facilities to be
constructed include
- Two 2.5-mile parallel
runways
(4000m x 60m)
- A mega terminal building with a satellite - 83
aircraft stands (contact and remote)
Sixty contact piers, 20 remote parking bays with 80
aircraft parking positions, one mega terminal, one satellite, two runways and other
facilities will be made available to accommodate a throughput of 25 million passengers per
annum.
The runways will be on a staggered
configuration 2535m apart to allow for simultaneous operation. The runways will be
equipped with Category II navigational and lighting aids and will be complemented by
a taxiway system for the efficient and expeditious
flow of aircraft on the ground.
The
terminal building
,
designated to allow for its expansion for the next two phases. All domestic, Singapore and
mixed flights will be served from a pier connected to
the main terminal, while all other international flights will be served by a four-armed
satellite building
located in the main parking apron. An
automated people-mover shuttle system
will link the terminal and the
satellite building. This system is designed for a maximum waiting time of five minutes.
PHASE 2 (2003 - 2008)
To handle 35 million passengers per annum by 2008.
PHASE 3 (2008 & beyond)
Further expansion of the airport to handle 45 million
passengers per annum by 2012.
There is sufficient land and capacity to develop
facilities to handle up to 100 million passengers a year, four runways by the year 2020
and two mega-terminals, each with two linked satellite buildings.
Once all three phases are developed, the airport's
backyard will include hiking trails for jet-lagged travelers, golf courses, a theme park,
a shopping center, hotels, a wetlands nature preserve, and a track to host the 1999
Formula-One motorbike racing championship.
For hi-tech motor enthusiasts a Formula One Race
Track is being constructed and the first race is scheduled for 1999. The track will cater
for an array of other activities throughout the year including four wheel track, go kart
and rally racing. There will also be facilities for advanced driving skills.
HISTORY OF KLIA - A
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
1933
An Imperial Airways' Armstrong Whitley Atlanta aircraft 'Aurora', which landed at Sungai
Besi Airfield, Kuala Lumpur, was probably the first commercial aircraft of an
international service to use the aerodrome. The Sungai Besi Airfield (originally an old
tin tailing mine covered by grass) was one of the two airstrips located in
Selangor, the
other being at Port Sweetenham (now Port Klang).
1936
Improvement of the Sungai Besi Airfield which was commissioned as an all-purpose landing
ground, ".... a conditioned area 600 yards by 800 yards oriented approximately North
East-South West " and was licensed for light and medium aircraft "up to a gross
weight of 5,500 lbs."
1 Aug 1948
Expansion of the Kuala Lumpur Airport at Sungai Besi.
(The Terminal building was for many
years an atap shed. Communications equipment were unreliable and often aircraft landed
without traffic control! Biggest aircraft used then was DC-3).
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (1948) at Sungai Besi
Late 1959
Proposal to construct the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at Subang mooted.
30 Aug 1965
Official opening of the RM52 million Kuala Lumpur International Airport at Subang by Duli
Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Agong, Tuanku Syed Putra Ibni al Marhum
Syed Hassan Jamalullail.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (1965) at Subang
1976
Introduction of Primary Radar for air traffic control in Kuala Lumpur.
3 Apr 1982
Launching ceremony for the first MAS B747 at Terminal 2, Subang-Kuala Lumpur by the Prime
Minister.
16 Apr 1982
Terminal 1 Subang-Kuala Lumpur closed for renovation.
1 Jun 1983
Terminal 1 Subang-Kuala Lumpur opened for operations.
1985
Interim development of Subang-Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 to accommodate
larger aircraft.
1Dec 1989
Reopening of Terminal 2, Subang-Kuala Lumpur International Airport for domestic services.
Jul 1991
Announcement of the proposal plan to construct the Kuala Lumpur International Airport
(KLIA) at Sepang.
29 May 1993
Establishment of Kuala Lumpur International Airport Berhad (KLIA Bhd), a corporate body
wholly-owned by the Government to oversee and manage the construction of the new Kuala
Lumpur International Airport at Sepang, Selangor.
16 Dec 1993
Opening of Terminal 3, Subang-Kuala Lumpur International Airport and closing of Terminal 2
for refurbishment (expected to be ready by the end of 1994).
(On completion of the Subang-Kuala Lumpur Interim
Development, Terminal 1 will be designated for international traffic; Terminal 2,
Singapore shuttle; and Terminal 3, domestic).
1 Jan 1994
Formation of Malaysia Airports (Niaga) Sdn. Bhd. (MAN), a subsidiary of
MAB, to
participate in duty free retail operations at Subang-Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
15 Jan 1995
Reopening of Terminal 2 for Kuala Lumpur / Singapore shuttle flights by MAS and
SIA.
27 Jun 1998
Sepang was ablaze with lights on the night of June 27, 1998
KL International Airport, Sepang was
lauched by the King, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Ja'afar. It was a moment of reckoning as
the new airport, sparkling like a fairyland and visible from as far as 15kms away,
beckoned the 1500 spectators who came to witness its opening.
16 Sept 1998
The Bunga Raya Complex, named after Malaysia's
national flower, was opened by the Yang DiPertuan Agong, Tuanku Ja'afar. Built at a cost
of RM80 million, the complex boasts a reception hall, private VVIP suites, a
multi-function room and a media briefing room.
19 Sept 1998
Transport Minister Dato' Seri Dr Ling Liong
Sik,
officially launched the second runway at the KL International Airport. With this RM 136
million runway in full operation, KLIA now offers simultaneous landings and take-offs,
thus speeding up the growth for tourism and commerce in this country.
Before the Advent of the second runway, KLIA could
only accommodate 40 to 45 aircraft per hour. Now it can handle 65 to 67 planes on a
segregated mode, in which one runway is used solely for arrivals, the other for departures
and approximately 90 to 100 planes in mixed mode every hour. This runway is 4000m long and
60 m wide and allows for all types of aircraft without payload restriction. As it is
fitted with state-or-the-art aeronautical ground lighting, aircraft can land in all
weather conditions.
As with all KLIA endeavours, it is envisioned that
the latest service will establish the airport as a regional leader in air transportation.
20 Sept 1998
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of
Edinburgh Prince Philip arrived via the modern KL International Airport for the Kuala
Lumpur 98 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. She was one of the first guests of the new
Bunga Raya VVIP Complex.