Southeast Asia Airports Prepare for Traffic Boom
Controllers man their posts at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport’s ATC center.
Controllers man their posts at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport’s ATC center.

Two of the fastest growing airports in Southeast Asia plan to invest in new communications and navigational systems to cope with increasing air traffic. Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport (MMOT) said it will invest $212 million to build a new air traffic control center at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to replace the 20-year old system at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, 15 miles outside the city. In Manila, officials have committed $1.1 million to replace malfunctioning 18-year-old Doppler omni-directional radio range and distance-measuring equipment at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) with a communication surveillance/air traffic management system.

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