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Until the 1998 opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang , Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport served as Kuala Lumpur 's primary airport. The airport was officially opened to traffic on August 30th, 1965, and had the longest runway (3.7km long, 45m wide - runway 15 - 33) in Southeast Asia then. By the 1990s it had three terminals - Terminal 1 for international flights, Terminal 2 for Singapore - KL shuttle flights by Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines , and Terminal 3 for domestic flights. Towards the end of its service the airport suffered at least two major fires that forced traffic to be diverted to other airports. In 2004, AirAsia was considering this airport as one of its primary hubs in Malaysia. However the plan was rejected and the Malaysian government now has plans to turn the airport into an international conference centre. Now, the airport is still a gateway to several Malaysian holiday destinations, like Pulau Tioman . Several companies that offer chartered flights and helicopter services are runned at the airport. A number of flying clubs are also located at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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