Langkawi International Airport

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

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
Maps

Kedah state in Malaysia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL (Malaysia)
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL (Southeast Asia)
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,810 12,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger2,735,703 ( 1.2%)
Airfreight (tonnes)832 ( 9.6%)
Aircraft movements37,528 ( 17.8%)
Source: official website[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

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 Ipoh,[4] Johor Bahru,[5] Kota Bharu,[4] Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching,[6] Penang, Singapore
Berjaya Air Charter: Kuala Lumpur–Subang
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou[7]
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Penang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuala Lumpur–Subang
Qatar Airways Doha1
Scoot Singapore
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham (begins 8 December 2021),[8] London–Gatwick, Manchester (begins 9 December 2021)[9]

^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[lower-alpha 1]		 Passenger
% change		 Cargo
(tonnes)		 Cargo
% change		 Aircraft
movements		 Aircraft
% change
2003726,8172878,931
2004845,276 16.3325 13.28,711 2.5
2005830,334 1.8449 38.18,964 2.9
2006934,024 12.5487 8.527,622 208.1
20071,122,911 20.2524 7.643,234 56.5
20081,196,956 6.6589 12.441,837 3.2
20091,359,271 13.6572 2.939,815 4.8
20101,374,729 1.1434 24.133,064 17.0
20111,504,697 9.4646 48.831,482 4.8
20121,594,106 5.9754 16.733,056 5.0
20131,946,440 22.1630 16.429,309 11.3
20142,221,997 14.2567 10.128,694 2.1
20152,336,177 5.1647 14.130,853 7.5
20162,655,271 13.7588 9.031,035 0.6
20172,767,707 4.2759 29.031,863 2.7
20182,735,703 1.2832 9.637,528 17.8
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[10]
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. Liu, Jim. "AirAsia 4Q20 Malaysia domestic network additions". Routesonline. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. https://www.senaiairport.com/corporate/media/airport-announcements/airasia-resume-johor-bahru-%E2%80%93-tawau-connectivity
  6. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294251/airasia-resumes-kuching-langkawi-service-from-mid-nov-2020/
  7. https:www.traveldailymedia.com/amp/china-southern-airlines-china-southern-airlines-announces-new-route-langkawi/
  8. https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable
  9. https://www.tui.co.uk/flight/timetable
  10. "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2018" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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