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RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base

RMAF Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Sungai Besi Air Base and Simpang Airport, now closed, was a key airport in the early years of Malaysia's aviation history.
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “Sempang Air Force Base”, “Sempang Air Force Base.”, “Simpang Airport”, “Sungai Besi Airport”, “TUDM Kuala Lumpur”, “TUDM Kuala Lumpur, Old Airport”, and “WMKF”

Places of Interest

Highlights include PY25 Bandar Malaysia Utara (Provisional) and Cheras.

The Bandar Malaysia Utara MRT station is a planned Mass Rapid Transit underground station on the MRT Putrajaya Line. The station will serve the future development of Bandar Malaysia in Salak Selatan, , .

Railway station
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LRT station is a light rail transit station situated near and named after the township of . The station is part of the Sri Petaling Line.

Railway station
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LRT station is a low-rise rapid transit station situated near and named after Taman . The station is part of the Ampang Line The station was opened on 16 December 1996, as part of the first phase of the STAR system's opening, alongside 13 adjoining stations along the - route.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Kuala Lumpur and Bandar Sri Permaisuri.

Photo: phalinn, CC BY 2.0.
's southern suburbs lie to the south of the city centre, Brickfields, Bangsar and Midvalley and Ampang. This article covers the districts of Cheras, Sri Petaling, Bandar Tasik Selatan, Bukit Jalil and Old Klang Road.

Suburb
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Sri Permaisuri is a township in Cheras, , . It is located near and . It was opened for residential housing in 2000. The major types of housing there are apartments and condominiums.

Neighborhood
is a location in , and the former site of the Istana Negara, or National Palace of Malaysia. Jalan Istana and Jalan Syed Putra are the two major roads servicing this area.

RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base

Latitude
3.11472° or 3° 6′ 53″ north
Longitude
101.7046° or 101° 42′ 17″ east
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
6PM34P73+VR
Geo­Names ID
8533081
Wiki­data ID
Q1082819
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“RMAF Kuala Lumpur Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Simpang Airport”
  • Chinese: “新街场皇家空军基地”
  • Chinese: “新街場皇家空軍基地”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Simpang”
  • Indonesian: “KUL”
  • Indonesian: “WMKF”
  • Japanese: “シンパン空港”
  • Japanese: “スンガイ・ベシ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Simpang”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Sungai Besi”
  • Malay: “TUDM Sungai Besi”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه سیمپانگ”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи симпонг”
  • Tamil: “சுங்கை பீசி இராணுவ வானூர்தி நிலையம்”
  • Urdu: “سمپانگ ہوائی اڈا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Salak Selatan and Golden Fish.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Simpang Salak Selatan and Bukit Batu Tujoh.

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