Langkawi International Airport (IATA: LGK, ICAO: WMKL), is an airport situated on the duty-free island of Langkawi in the state of Kedah in Malaysia. The airport is located at Padang Matsirat and is about 25 minutes of driving from the town centre, Kuah. Flights from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to the airport take about an hour.
The Langkawi International Airport is a tourist attraction because it serves as a venue for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition or LIMA which is an international aerospace event for aviation industry and aero performances for the public.
In 2009, the airport handled 1,539,271 passengers and 39,815 aircraft movements.[4]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Traffic and Statistics
Overall Operational Statistics
| Years |
Passenger Movements |
Aircraft Movements |
Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes |
Cargo Movements in Kilograms |
| 2003 |
726,817 |
7,168 |
287 |
632 |
| 2004 |
845,276 |
7,352 |
325 |
716 |
| 2005 |
830,334 |
8,021 |
449 |
989 |
| 2006 |
934,024 |
8,287 |
487 |
1,073 |
| 2007 |
1,122,911 |
43,234 |
524 |
524,318 |
| 2008 |
1,196,956 |
41,837 |
589 |
589,088 |
| 2009 |
1,539,271 |
39,815 |
572 |
572 |
| 2010 |
1,370,000 |
33,064 |
434,439 |
434,439 |
[edit] Statistics
Busiest Flights Out of Langkawi International Airport by Frequency
| Rank |
Destinations |
Frequency (Weekly) |
| 1 |
 Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) |
50 |
| 2 |
 Penang |
28 |
| 3 |
 Subang (SBZ) |
14 |
| 4 |
 Singapore |
8 |
|
[edit] Events and incidents
An accident occurred on 2 December 2007, during the LIMA 2007 air show which caused three paratroopers to plunge into the sea and then drown. They were involved in a rehearsal for a mock exercise to retake the airport from terrorists.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=443585
[edit] External links
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