Langkawi International Airport

Langkawi International Airport
Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Langkawi and Perlis
Location Padang Matsirat, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Hub for
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Coordinates 06°20′00″N 099°44′00″E / 6.33333°N 99.73333°E / 6.33333; 99.73333Coordinates: 06°20′00″N 099°44′00″E / 6.33333°N 99.73333°E / 6.33333; 99.73333
Map
WMKL
Location in West Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,810 12,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passenger 2,767,707 (Increase 4.2%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 759(Increase 29.0%)
Aircraft movements 31,863 (Increase 2.7%)
Source: official web site[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. Langkawi airport capacity has been upgraded to accommodate 4 million passengers per year in Sep 2018.

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

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Guangzhou, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur–International, Penang, Singapore
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou[4]
Firefly Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Penang
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Malindo Air Guiyang, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Kunming
Scoot Singapore
TUI Airways Seasonal charter: Birmingham (begins 19 December 2018),[5] London–Gatwick (begins 19 December 2018),[5] Manchester (begins 20 December 2018)[5]
Royal Malaysian Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas take off from Langkawi International Airport during LIMA 17

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
2003726,817Steady287Steady8,931Steady
2004845,276Increase 16.3325Increase 13.28,711Decrease 2.5
2005830,334Decrease 1.8449Increase 38.18,964Increase 2.9
2006934,024Increase 12.5487Increase 8.527,622Increase 208.1
20071,122,911Increase 20.2524Increase 7.643,234Increase 56.5
20081,196,956Increase 6.6589Increase 12.441,837Decrease 3.2
20091,359,271Increase 13.6572Decrease 2.939,815Decrease 4.8
20101,374,729Increase 1.1434Decrease 24.133,064Decrease 17.0
20111,504,697Increase 9.4646Increase 48.831,482Decrease 4.8
20121,594,106Increase 5.9754Increase 16.733,056Increase 5.0
20131,946,440Increase 22.1630Decrease 16.429,309Decrease 11.3
20142,221,997Increase 14.2567Decrease 10.128,694Decrease 2.1
20152,336,177Increase 5.1647Increase 14.130,853Increase 7.5
20162,655,271Increase 13.7588Decrease 9.031,035Increase 0.6
20172,767,707Increase 4.2759Increase 29.031,863Increase 2.7
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[6]
Boarding flight at Langkawi International Airport

Accidents 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.[7]

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. ↑ "China Southern schedules Langkawi July 2017 launch". Routesonline.com.
  5. 1 2 3 Liu, Jim (26 August 2018). "TUI Airways UK schedules new South East Asia routes in W18". Routesonline. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Three paratroopers dead in Malaysia airshow accident. Channelnewsasia.com, 3 December 2007.


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