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SZB Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (IATA: SZB, ICAO:WMSA) is located in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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IATA Code

SZB

ICAO Code

WMSA

Name

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport

Type

Country / Region

Malaysia (MY)

City

Kuala Lumpur

Latitude

3.1305799

Longitude

101.5490036

Time Zone

UTC+08:00

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Airport Overview

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB)

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is located in the Subang area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at approximately 3.1305799°N and 101.5490036°E. The airport operates in the UTC+08:00 time zone and serves as a Kuala Lumpur-area aviation facility alongside the region’s larger long-haul gateway. For international forwarders, its practical role should be assessed shipment by shipment: available cargo handling, customs treatment, aircraft type, destination connectivity and acceptance windows may differ from those at a major intercontinental cargo hub. Our service team can check the current operating arrangement with the handling party before confirming a booking, particularly for export cargo, irregular-size shipments, regulated commodities and time-critical consignments.

Airport name	Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
IATA / ICAO	SZB / WMSA
City and country	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3.1305799°N, 101.5490036°E
Time zone	UTC+08:00

Key Highlights

Key Logistics Considerations

Regional Kuala Lumpur airport option requiring confirmation of the exact cargo handling and customs pathway before booking.
Useful for shipments whose routing, aircraft compatibility or consignee location makes Subang more suitable than a long-haul gateway.
Acceptance depends on the operating carrier, appointed ground handler, commodity profile, dimensions, chargeable weight and documentation.
International connections may involve an onward transfer rather than direct carriage from the origin airport.
Weather, apron congestion, handling capacity, customs inspection and inter-airport trucking can materially affect the final delivery plan.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Facility Planning for Forwarders

General cargo handling

General cargo acceptance, weighing, build-up, breakdown and release are arranged through the applicable airline or ground-handling channel. Our team confirms the responsible party before issuing final shipping instructions.

Customs-controlled movement

Export and import formalities depend on the shipment direction, customs regime, declared commodity and appointed broker. Cargo should not be dispatched until the document and handover route are confirmed.

Temperature-sensitive cargo

Pharmaceuticals, food and other temperature-sensitive goods require advance confirmation of acceptance, cool-chain handover, storage availability and maximum exposure time. Packaging must remain suitable for the complete routing.

Dangerous goods and special cargo

Dangerous goods, lithium batteries, oversized pieces, valuables and live animals are subject to carrier and handler approval. Availability of dedicated storage or specialist equipment must be verified for each movement.

Facility names, operating hours, warehouse access rules and service availability can change. Our service team obtains current handling instructions instead of assuming that capabilities available at another Kuala Lumpur airport also apply here.

Routes & Transit Times

Routing and Connection Logic

Regional Southeast Asian movements may be planned through available scheduled services, subject to current carrier acceptance and aircraft loading limits.
For Europe, North America, the Middle East and other long-haul markets, a connection through an approved gateway or an inter-airport transfer may be required; the actual routing must be quoted case by case.
Transit time is influenced by flight availability, connection alignment, customs release, cargo cut-off, handling capacity, security screening and truck transfer requirements.
Our service team provides a routing-specific schedule only after checking the operating carrier, commodity, dimensions, chargeable weight and required delivery airport.

No fixed flight frequency or guaranteed transit time should be inferred from the airport code. Booking confirmation and the carrier’s latest acceptance notice control the executable plan.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Kuala Lumpur Cargo Catchment

The primary commercial catchment is the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area and connected industrial, trading and distribution zones in Selangor.
Potential cargo profiles include electronic products, components, industrial parts, samples, fashion goods, consumer products and time-sensitive documents, subject to carrier acceptance.
Perishable food, chilled products and pharmaceutical shipments require a validated temperature-control plan and explicit confirmation of storage and handover arrangements.
For cargo collected from or delivered to locations outside the immediate airport area, road distance, border procedures, vehicle type and inter-airport transfer risk should be included in the quotation.

Operations & Compliance

Pre-Alert and Acceptance Controls

Cut-off control: Airline and handler cut-off times are shipment-specific and may be earlier for dangerous goods, temperature-sensitive cargo, oversized pieces or documentation requiring review. Our team confirms the actual deadline before collection.
Declaration accuracy: The commercial invoice, packing list, air waybill data, permits and commodity description must agree. Generic descriptions can trigger document queries, security delays or customs inspection.
Regulated cargo: Dangerous goods and lithium batteries require the applicable classification, packing, marking, labelling and shipper documentation. Live animals, perishables and medicines require advance acceptance review.
Release and delivery: Import release, customs inspection, storage exposure, consignee authority and vehicle access should be coordinated before arrival. Ground delivery is not automatically included in airport handling.

Shipping Tips

Recommended Shipment Preparation

Send our service team the origin, destination, ready time, gross weight, piece dimensions, stackability, commodity and HS information before requesting a firm routing.
Obtain pre-approval for dangerous goods, batteries, perishables, medicines, live animals, valuables and non-standard dimensions; do not tender these shipments as ordinary cargo.
Use impact-resistant, moisture-protected packaging with clear piece marks and a packing list that matches the physical cargo. Include temperature indicators or data loggers where required by the buyer or carrier.
Compare direct handling at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport with a Kuala Lumpur-area gateway and road connection after considering total transit, customs exposure, transfer cost and delivery location.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Forwarding Questions

Can Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport handle international air freight?

International acceptance depends on the current operating carrier, destination, customs arrangement and ground handler. Our service team verifies the complete routing and acceptance status before booking rather than treating the airport as an unrestricted long-haul cargo gateway.

How early should cargo be delivered before departure?

The applicable cut-off is set by the carrier and handler and may vary by commodity and flight. We obtain the shipment-specific cargo acceptance deadline and build additional time for screening, customs processing and document review.

Can dangerous goods or lithium batteries be shipped through the airport?

They may be accepted only when the operating carrier and handler approve the commodity and the shipment complies with the applicable dangerous-goods requirements. Classification, UN information, packing details and shipper documentation should be submitted in advance.

Is a cold-chain warehouse automatically available?

No assumption should be made. For pharmaceuticals, seafood, fresh food or other temperature-sensitive cargo, our team checks the actual acceptance, storage, handover and delivery conditions for the selected routing.

When is another Kuala Lumpur gateway a better option?

A different gateway may be more suitable when the required destination has stronger connectivity there, when the shipment needs long-haul freighter capacity, or when the resulting customs and trucking plan is more reliable. We compare the complete door-to-door solution.

Data Sources & Provenance

Reference and Verification Scope

Airport identifiers, name, city, country, coordinates and time zone are presented from the supplied airport record. Operational details such as cargo acceptance, customs procedures, handling arrangements, cut-off times and route availability are time-sensitive and should be reconfirmed with the responsible airport operator, aviation authority, customs authority and operating carrier.

Airport operator and airport-service verification: malaysiaairports.com.my
Malaysian civil aviation regulatory reference: caam.gov.my
Malaysian customs and import/export compliance reference: customs.gov.my
Air transport industry terminology and standards reference: iata.org

The listed sources support verification of airport, aviation, customs and industry requirements; they do not constitute a guarantee of a particular flight, handling service, storage capability, acceptance decision or transit time.