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Penang International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang
பினாங்கு பன்னாட்டு வானூர்தி நிலையம்
檳城國際機場
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorMalaysia Airports
ServesGeorge Town Conurbation
LocationBayan Lepas, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Opened1935; 89 years ago (1935)
Hub for
Operating base forAirAsia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL11 ft / 3 m
Coordinates05°17′49.7″N 100°16′36.71″E / 5.297139°N 100.2768639°E / 5.297139; 100.2768639
Websiteairports.malaysiaairports.com.my/penang
Map
PEN /WMKP is located in Penang
PEN /WMKP
PEN /WMKP
Location in Penang
PEN /WMKP is located in Peninsular Malaysia
PEN /WMKP
PEN /WMKP
Location in West Malaysia
PEN /WMKP is located in Southeast Asia
PEN /WMKP
PEN /WMKP
Location in Southeast Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,354 11,004 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger1,826,121 (Decrease 78.1%)
Airfreight (tonnes)137,685 (Decrease 1.4%)
Aircraft movements30,433 (Decrease 62.2%)

Penang International Airport (PIA) (IATA: PEN, ICAO: WMKP) is an international airport in George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. The airport is located at the southeastern tip of Penang Island, 16 km (9.9 mi) south of the city centre, and serves the country's second largest conurbation.[1]

As the main gateway into northwestern Malaysia, PIA is the third busiest airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger traffic, recording 7.23 million tourist arrivals in 2017 alone.[2][3] It is also the second busiest in the country by cargo handled and the highest in terms of export value, with RM254 billion in exports in 2020. Additionally, the airport is the main hub for local budget airline Firefly and one of AirAsia's operating bases.[4]

History

Aerial view of Penang International Airport.

The airport, then named Bayan Lepas International Airport, was completed in 1935, when Penang was part of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements.[5]

In the 1970s, a major expansion of the airport was carried out, during which a terminal building of Minangkabau architecture was built and the runway extended to accommodate Boeing 747s, then the largest passenger jet aircraft. Upon the completion of the expansion works in 1979, the airport was renamed Penang International Airport.[5]

The airport became a source of contention between the Penang state government and the federal government in the 2010s, as transportation infrastructure throughout Malaysia falls under the purview of the latter. Calls by the Penang state government to expand PIA largely went unheeded, even though the airport has exceeded its maximum capacity of 6.5 million passengers.[6] It was not until 2017 when the federal authorities finally announced plans to expand PIA to accommodate 12 million passengers per year by 2029.[7][8]

While the planned expansion met with delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2023, the federal Ministry of Transport approved an allocation of RM93 million to facilitate land acquisition and infrastructure development for the airport's expansion.[9]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong,[10] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur–International, Langkawi, Medan, Singapore
Batik Air Banda Aceh,[11] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,[11] Medan
Batik Air Malaysia Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Charter: Guilin[12]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou[13]
Citilink Medan
Firefly Banda Aceh, Bangkok–Don Mueang,[14] Johor Bahru,[15] Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu,[15] Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Kuching,[15] Langkawi, Medan,[16] Phuket, Singapore[17]
flydubai Dubai–International (begins 10 February 2024)[18]
Indonesia AirAsia Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Surabaya
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore
Lion Air Medan
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Qatar Airways Doha1[19]
Scoot Singapore
Singapore Airlines Singapore
Starlux Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan[20]
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang[21]
Thai Airways International Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
XiamenAir Xiamen[22][23]

1: This flight operates with a stop at Phuket. However, the airline has no traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Penang and Phuket.

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Cargolux Hong Kong
Cathay Cargo Hong Kong, Phnom Penh
China Airlines Cargo Hanoi, Taipei–Taoyuan
DHL Aviation
operated by Air Hong Kong 		Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong
EVA Air Cargo Taipei–Taoyuan
FedEx Express Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan
Korean Air Cargo Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Seoul–Incheon
MASkargo Kuala Lumpur–International
My Jet Xpress Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International, Singapore
Qatar Airways Phuket[24]
UPS Airlines Bangkok– Suvarnabhumi, Kuala Lumpur–International, Shenzhen

Operational statistics

Penang International Airport is the third busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic after Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport, and handles the second largest cargo tonnage of all Malaysian airports after Kuala Lumpur International Airport.[2]


Annual passenger traffic at PEN airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year Passengers
handled 		Passenger
% change 		Cargo
(tonnes) 		Cargo
% change 		Aircraft
movements 		Aircraft
% change
2003 2,334,669 Steady 197,567 Steady 30,558 Steady
2004 2,987,993 Increase 28.0 212,369 Increase 7.5 33,069 Increase 8.2
2005 2,834,545 Decrease 5.1 221,971 Increase 4.5 34,616 Increase 4.7
2006 3,103,772 Increase 9.5 225,952 Increase 1.8 36,259 Increase 4.7
2007 3,173,117 Increase 2.2 208,582 Decrease 7.7 39,265 Increase 8.3
2008 3,405,762 Increase 7.3 192,936 Decrease 7.5 43,796 Increase 11.5
2009 3,325,423 Decrease 2.4 137,775 Decrease 28.6 43,621 Decrease 0.4
2010 4,166,969 Increase 25.3 147,057 Increase 6.7 50,205 Increase 15.1
2011 4,600,274 Increase 10.4 131,846 Decrease 10.3 54,713 Increase 9.0
2012 4,767,815 Increase 3.6 123,246 Decrease 6.5 53,766 Decrease 1.7
2013 5,487,751 Increase 15.1 153,703 Increase 24.7 60,020 Increase 11.6
2014 6,041,583 Increase 10.1 141,213 Decrease 8.1 65,734 Increase 9.5
2015 6,258,756 Increase 3.6 130,392 Decrease 7.7 66,670 Increase 1.4
2016 6,684,026 Increase 6.8 130,491 Increase 0.1 66,247 Decrease 0.6
2017 7,232,097 Increase 8.2 134,187 Increase 2.8 70,609 Increase 6.6
2018 7,790,423 Increase 7.7 145,649 Increase 8.5 75,552 Increase 7.0
2019 8,331,291 Increase 6.9 139,646 Decrease 4.1 80,598 Increase 6.7
2020 1,826,121 Decrease 78.1 137,685 Decrease 1.4 30,433 Decrease 62.2
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[25]
Top 10 nationalities of international arrivals (2016)
Rank Nationality Arrivals
1 Indonesia Indonesia 264,546
2 Singapore Singapore 154,063
3 China China 59,661
4 Japan Japan 24,065
5 Australia Australia 20,232
6 United States United States 17,099
7 United Kingdom United Kingdom 16,956
8 Thailand Thailand 15,471
9 Taiwan Taiwan 14,225
10 India India 7,401
Total 593,719
Source: Immigration Department of Malaysia[26]

Ground transportation

Rapid Penang has provided four bus routes to and from Penang International Airport, connecting the airport with various parts of George Town.[27]

Incidents

  • 28 Mar 1981: Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 refueled at Penang International Airport. During refueling, the hijackers removed an old lady named Hulda Panjaitan from the plane because she kept crying. Subsequently, the plane took off and landed at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok.
  • 9 Nov 1985: Barlow and Chambers, two British-Australian criminals were caught at the airport, trying to smuggle heroin into Australia. Both were arrested and later sentenced to death.
  • 9 Jan 2000: Korean Air Cargo Flight 367, a Boeing 747-230F while approaching Runway 22. The aircraft lost a flap section, which punctured the fuselage, causing a 1 m-wide hole.[citation needed]
  • 1 Jan 2020: A bush fire near the airport put authorities on alert, but flights were not delayed by the incident.[28]

References

  1. ^ WMKP – PENANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  2. ^ a b "Malaysia Airports". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Penang International Airport factsheet" (PDF). Malaysia Airports.
  4. ^ "AirAsia to turn Penang into fourth hub in Malaysia". The Star. 8 July 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Handy Penang airport information from Skyscanner". www.skyscanner.co.in. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Guan Eng demands Putrajaya approve Penang International Airport expansion now". 1 December 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Penang International Airport expansion to start soon". The Edge Markets. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. ^ Opalyn Mok (12 February 2018). "Expansion project to double Penang airport capacity to 12 million passengers, says council head". Malay Mail.
  9. ^ Choy, Nyen Yiau (11 October 2023). "Loke: Govt has approved RM93 mil allocation for Penang Airport expansion". The Edge. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ^ "AirAsia Resumes Penang – Hong Kong Service From August 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Batik Air Adds Banda Aceh – Penang Service From Dec 2022". AeroRoutes. 28 November 2022.
  12. ^ "槟城直飞中国桂林917起航班开通". Kwongwah.com.my. 15 August 2023.
  13. ^ "China Southern Feb/Mar 2023 SE Asia Service Resumptions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Firefly Adds Penang – Bangkok Route From Nov 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Firefly reinstates jet ops from Penang with direct flights to Johor Bahru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu". The Edge Markets.
  16. ^ "Firefly = Penang-Kualanamu daily flight on Firefly's 737".
  17. ^ "Firefly to launch flights from Penang to Changi Airport on March 26". The Straits Times. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  18. ^ "flydubai launches daily service to Langkawi and Penang in Malaysia".
  19. ^ "Qatar Airways Resumes Flights To Penang".
  20. ^ "Starlux Airlines: Taiwan's AWESOME New Airline". One Mile at a Time. 7 October 2019.
  21. ^ Töre, Özgür (15 March 2022). "AirAsia Resumes Flights from Malaysia to Thailand". ftnNews. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  22. ^ "XIAMEN AIRLINES ADDS XIAMEN – PENANG FROM LATE-SEP 2023".
  23. ^ "9月28日起，厦门-槟城航班恢复至每周3班！" (in Chinese).
  24. ^ "Qatar Airways Cargo Resumes Penang Passenger Freighter Service". Aviation Source. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports.
  26. ^ "Pulau Pinang nombor 1, hasil pelancongan perubatan 2015 naik 5.55%" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  27. ^ "Rapid Penang - Bus". MyRapid. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  28. ^ hermesauto (2 January 2020). "Passengers panic over bush fire near Penang airport". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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