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Langkawi International Airport

Coordinates: 06°20′00″N 099°44′00″E / 6.33333°N 99.73333°E / 6.33333; 99.73333
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Langkawi International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesLangkawi and Perlis
LocationPadang Matsirat, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 4.8768 m
Coordinates06°20′00″N 099°44′00″E / 6.33333°N 99.73333°E / 6.33333; 99.73333
Maps
Kedah state in Malaysia
Kedah state in Malaysia
LGK /WMKL is located in Peninsular Malaysia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL is located in Malaysia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL (Malaysia)
LGK /WMKL is located in Southeast Asia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL (Southeast Asia)
LGK /WMKL is located in Asia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,810 12,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger2,735,703 (Decrease 1.2%)
Airfreight (tonnes)832 (Increase 9.6%)
Aircraft movements37,528 (Increase 17.8%)
Source: official website[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Langkawi International Airport (IATA: LGK, ICAO: WMKL) is an airport in Padang Matsirat, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia.

In 2015, the airport handled 2,336,177 passengers and 30,853 aircraft movements.[3]

The airport serves as a venue for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) an international aerospace event for aviation industry and aero performances for the public. The airport's capacity was upgraded to accommodate 4 million passengers per year in September 2018.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Johor Bahru,[4] Kuala Lumpur–International, Penang, Singapore
Berjaya Air Kuala Lumpur–Subang
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou[5]
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Penang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Qatar Airways Doha1
Scoot Singapore
TUI Seasonal charter: Birmingham, London–Gatwick, Manchester

^Note 1 : This flight makes an intermediate stop in Penang before continuing on to the listed destination. However, it has no rights to transport passengers solely between Langkawi and Penang.

Royal Malaysian Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas taking off from Langkawi International Airport during LIMA 17

History

Construction of the modern airport began in 1991 and was finished at December 1993. Langkawi International Airport had been the airfield of Japanese army in 1945 and later for the British army. Kedah has two airports: Langkawi International Airport and Sultan Abdul Halim Airport.

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year Passengers
handled[a] 		Passenger
% change 		Cargo
(tonnes) 		Cargo
% change 		Aircraft
movements 		Aircraft
% change
2003 726,817 Steady 287 Steady 8,931 Steady
2004 845,276 Increase 16.3 325 Increase 13.2 8,711 Decrease 2.5
2005 830,334 Decrease 1.8 449 Increase 38.1 8,964 Increase 2.9
2006 934,024 Increase 12.5 487 Increase 8.5 27,622 Increase 208.1
2007 1,122,911 Increase 20.2 524 Increase 7.6 43,234 Increase 56.5
2008 1,196,956 Increase 6.6 589 Increase 12.4 41,837 Decrease 3.2
2009 1,359,271 Increase 13.6 572 Decrease 2.9 39,815 Decrease 4.8
2010 1,374,729 Increase 1.1 434 Decrease 24.1 33,064 Decrease 17.0
2011 1,504,697 Increase 9.4 646 Increase 48.8 31,482 Decrease 4.8
2012 1,594,106 Increase 5.9 754 Increase 16.7 33,056 Increase 5.0
2013 1,946,440 Increase 22.1 630 Decrease 16.4 29,309 Decrease 11.3
2014 2,221,997 Increase 14.2 567 Decrease 10.1 28,694 Decrease 2.1
2015 2,336,177 Increase 5.1 647 Increase 14.1 30,853 Increase 7.5
2016 2,655,271 Increase 13.7 588 Decrease 9.0 31,035 Increase 0.6
2017 2,767,707 Increase 4.2 759 Increase 29.0 31,863 Increase 2.7
2018 2,735,703 Decrease 1.2 832 Increase 9.6 37,528 Increase 17.8
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[6]
Boarding flight at Langkawi International Airport

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit

References

  1. ^ "Malaysia Airports". Malaysiaairports.com.my.
  2. ^ WMKL – LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ^ Langkawi Airport at Malaysia Airport Holdings website
  4. ^ https://www.senaiairport.com/corporate/media/airport-announcements/airasia-resume-johor-bahru-%E2%80%93-tawau-connectivity
  5. ^ https:www.traveldailymedia.com/amp/china-southern-airlines-china-southern-airlines-announces-new-route-langkawi/
  6. ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2018" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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