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Malacca International Airport (formerly known as Batu Berendam Airport is an airport located in Batu Berendam, Malacca in Malaysia. The Airport serves the city and the state of Malacca, as well as northern Johor. ==History== The airport, which occupies of land, was built in 1952. The airport and particularly its control tower bears historical significance as it was the same tower which guided the plane of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, to land from London on 20 February 1956. It was in Malacca that Tunku announced the date for the independence of then Malaya from the United Kingdom. Considering the historical nature of this control tower, the Chief Minister of Malacca, Mohd Ali Rustam is attempting to save the tower, by either relocating it, or by changing plans to incorporate the tower.〔("Malacca CM in bid to save airport tower" ), The Star, 30 August 2007〕 Between 2008 and 2014, the airport was served by Sky Aviation which operated flights from Pekanbaru 5 times per week.〔("Air Asia di Melaka" ), "Mohd Ali Rustam's blog", 28 August 2008〕 Flights ceased in 2014 when Sky Aviation suspended all operations. The airport is also used as the base of the Malaysian Flying Academy (MFA), which has been operating out of the airport since 1987. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malacca International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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