RMAF Kuantan Air Base

RMAF Kuantan

TUDM Kuantan
RMAF Kuantan; TUDM Kuantan
	RMAF and USN crew in photo session at RMAF Kuantan during CARAT exercise
	IATA: none; ICAO: WMKD;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Royal Malaysian Air Force, Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Location	Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates	03°46′11″N 103°12′34″E / 3.76972°N 103.20944°E
Map
	RMAF Kuantan Location in Pahang RMAF Kuantan RMAF Kuantan (Peninsular Malaysia) RMAF Kuantan RMAF Kuantan (Malaysia)
Runways
	Sources: AIP Malaysia

RMAF Kuantan (Malay: TUDM Kuantan) is an airbase of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (Malay: Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia). It is located in Kuantan, Pahang in Peninsular Malaysia. It shares the runway and other facilities with Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport.^[2]

History

RMAF Kuantan was established on 24 June 1968. Its early squadrons consisted of No. 3 Squadron and No. 9 Squadron that flew CL-41G Tebuan jet trainers. In 1985 the CL-41G Tebuans were replaced by Douglas A-4 Skyhawks and BAE Systems Hawks. In 1995, the RMAF received Russian-made Mikoyan MiG-29s, which are based at Kuantan and operated by No. 17 Squadron and No. 19 Squadron.^[3] Other than being a base for fixed-wing aircraft, RMAF Kuantan is also a base for helicopters such as the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King and Eurocopter EC725.^[4] The ATSC MiG Technical Centre, which is the company responsible for providing maintenance for the Mikoyan MiG-29s, is also located on the base.^[5]