Sungai Besi Airport

Title
Sungai Besi Airport
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: ,
Image Size: H:8.5 x W:13.7 cm
Accession No.
2011-02976

This photo album contains photographs which depicts the sights and scenes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Sungai Besi Airport initially started as an airstrip in the 1930s before it was converted into Malaysia’s first international airport in the 1950s. It was later turned into a base for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) after it was replaced by Subang Airport as the nation’s international airport.