Langkawi International Airport

Langkawi International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKhazanah Nasional
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesLangkawi and Perlis
LocationPadang Matsirat, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates06°20′00″N 099°44′00″E / 6.33333°N 99.73333°E / 6.33333; 99.73333
Map
LGK /WMKL is located in Kedah
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
Location in Kedah
LGK /WMKL is located in Peninsular Malaysia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
Location in Peninsular Malaysia
LGK /WMKL is located in Malaysia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
Location in Malaysia
LGK /WMKL is located in Southeast Asia
LGK /WMKL
LGK /WMKL
Location in Southeast Asia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,810 12,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passenger2,503,901 (Increase 11.7%)
Airfreight (tonnes)467 (Decrease 25.2%)
Aircraft movements27,234 (Decrease 16.1%)
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 biennial 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.

  1. ^ "Malaysia Airports". Malaysiaairports.com.my.
  2. ^ WMKL – LANGKAWI INTERNATIONAL at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ^ Langkawi Airport at Malaysia Airport Holdings website