# Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL / WMKK)

**Kuala Lumpur International Airport** (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) is a large airport in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It opened on 27 Jun 1998. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,124 m (13,530 ft). It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2022 it handled 25.4 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KUL / WMKK
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Malaysia Airports
- Owner: Government of Malaysia
- Serves: Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Opened: 27 Jun 1998
- Elevation: 21 m / 69 ft
- Coordinates: 2.7456, 101.7100
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,124 m / 13,530 ft
- Passengers: 25,377,000 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Website: https://airports.malaysiaairports.com.my
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport (60 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500253
- Weather station: WMKK · WMO 48650
- Ident: WMKK

## Timeline

- 27 Jun 1998: Kuala Lumpur International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14L/32R | 4,124 m / 13,530 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Paved | 146° / 326° | yes |
| 14R/32L | 4,050 m / 13,288 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Paved | 146° / 326° | yes |
| 15/33 | 3,960 m / 12,993 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Paved | 146° / 326° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 37,704,510 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 39,887,866 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 47,498,157 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 48,930,409 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 48,938,424 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 52,643,511 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 58,558,440 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 59,988,409 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 62,257,101 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 13,120,116 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,011,000 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 25,377,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

148 destinations in 43 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (143)

- [KUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkd.md) Kuantan Airport · Malaysia · 202 km / 126 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [JHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkj.md) Senai International Airport · Malaysia · 250 km / 155 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [PKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wibb.md) Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport / Roesmin Nurjadin AFB · Indonesia · 256 km / 159 mi · Lion Air, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 297 km / 185 mi · Scoot, Firefly, Ethiopian Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, AirAsia, Gulf Air, Batik Air Malaysia
- [BTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/widd.md) Hang Nadim International Airport · Indonesia · 323 km / 201 mi · AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [PEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkp.md) Penang International Airport · Malaysia · 325 km / 202 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [KNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wimm.md) Kualanamu International Airport · Indonesia · 330 km / 205 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air, Batik Air Malaysia, Indonesia AirAsia
- [TGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkn.md) Sultan Mahmud Airport · Malaysia · 331 km / 206 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [KBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkc.md) Sultan Ismail Petra Airport · Malaysia · 386 km / 240 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [AOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmka.md) Sultan Abdul Halim Airport · Malaysia · 410 km / 255 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [PDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wipt.md) Minangkabau International Airport · Indonesia · 424 km / 263 mi · Lion Air, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [LGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkl.md) Langkawi International Airport · Malaysia · 455 km / 283 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [HDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtss.md) Hat Yai International Airport · Thailand · 488 km / 303 mi · Thai AirAsia
- [KBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsg.md) Krabi International Airport · Thailand · 667 km / 414 mi · Firefly, AirAsia
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 705 km / 438 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [PLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wipp.md) Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport · Indonesia · 710 km / 441 mi · AirAsia
- [BTJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/witt.md) Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport · Indonesia · 763 km / 474 mi · Super Air Jet, AirAsia
- [PQC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvpq.md) Phú Quốc International Airport · Vietnam · 863 km / 536 mi · Sun PhuQuoc Airways, AirAsia
- [KOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdsv.md) Sihanouk International Airport · Cambodia · 896 km / 557 mi · Sky Angkor Airlines, AirAsia
- [PNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wioo.md) Supadio International Airport · Indonesia · 914 km / 568 mi · AirAsia
- [TKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/will.md) Radin Inten II International Airport · Indonesia · 969 km / 602 mi · TransNusa Air Services
- [KCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgg.md) Kuching International Airport · Malaysia · 971 km / 603 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, MASwings
- [KTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kh-0002.md) Techo International Airport · Cambodia · 1,021 km / 634 mi · AirAsia Cambodia, Malaysia Airlines, Cambodia Airways
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 1,050 km / 652 mi · Vietnam Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, VietJet Air
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Citilink, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, TransNusa Air Services, AirAsia, Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air, Indonesia AirAsia
- [SBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgs.md) Sibu Airport · Malaysia · 1,143 km / 710 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [SAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vdsa.md) Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport · Cambodia · 1,213 km / 754 mi · AirAsia Cambodia
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 1,221 km / 759 mi · Thai Vietjet Air, Malaysia Airlines
- [DLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdl.md) Lien Khuong Airport · Vietnam · 1,241 km / 771 mi · AirAsia
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 1,248 km / 775 mi · Thai AirAsia, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [BTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgb.md) Bintulu Airport · Malaysia · 1,257 km / 781 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [CXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvcr.md) Cam Ranh International Airport / Cam Ranh Air Base · Vietnam · 1,320 km / 820 mi · AirAsia
- [MYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgr.md) Miri Airport · Malaysia · 1,374 km / 854 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [SRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wars.md) Jenderal Ahmad Yani Airport · Indonesia · 1,446 km / 899 mi · AirAsia
- [BWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbsb.md) Brunei International Airport · Brunei · 1,487 km / 924 mi · Royal Brunei Airlines, AirAsia
- [YIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wahi.md) Yogyakarta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,503 km / 934 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [LBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkl.md) Labuan Airport · Malaysia · 1,528 km / 949 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [BDJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waoo.md) Syamsudin Noor International Airport · Indonesia · 1,605 km / 997 mi · AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 1,629 km / 1,012 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [DAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvdn.md) Da Nang International Airport · Vietnam · 1,640 km / 1,019 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, VietJet Air
- [SUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/warr.md) Juanda International Airport · Indonesia · 1,667 km / 1,036 mi · Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air, Batik Air Malaysia, Indonesia AirAsia
- [RGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vyyy.md) Yangon International Airport · Myanmar (Burma) · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [VTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vlvt.md) Wattay International Airport · Laos · 1,697 km / 1,054 mi · AirAsia
- [BPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wall.md) Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport · Indonesia · 1,746 km / 1,085 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [CNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtcc.md) Chiang Mai International Airport · Thailand · 1,806 km / 1,122 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [TWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkw.md) Tawau Airport · Malaysia · 1,830 km / 1,137 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [SDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbks.md) Sandakan Airport · Malaysia · 1,846 km / 1,147 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [DPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadd.md) Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · Indonesia · 1,964 km / 1,220 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, Indonesia AirAsia
- [BAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjqh.md) Qionghai Bo'ao Airport · China · 2,056 km / 1,278 mi · Hainan Airlines
- [LOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wadl.md) Lombok International Airport · Indonesia · 2,060 km / 1,280 mi · Lion Air, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, Indonesia AirAsia
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 2,102 km / 1,306 mi · Vietnam Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, VietJet Air
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 2,134 km / 1,326 mi · Hainan Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia
- [UPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/waaa.md) Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport · Indonesia · 2,165 km / 1,345 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 2,315 km / 1,438 mi · AirAsia
- [LBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wato.md) Komodo Airport · Indonesia · 2,371 km / 1,473 mi · AirAsia
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 2,467 km / 1,533 mi · FitsAir, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, SriLankan Airlines
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 2,490 km / 1,547 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 2,490 km / 1,547 mi · China Eastern Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [MFM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vmmc.md) Macau International Airport · Macao SAR China · 2,510 km / 1,560 mi · AirAsia, Air Macau
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,543 km / 1,580 mi · Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 2,568 km / 1,596 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Shenzhen Airlines
- [CEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvm.md) Mactan Cebu International Airport · Philippines · 2,598 km / 1,614 mi · Philippines AirAsia, Firefly, AirAsia
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 2,613 km / 1,624 mi · Spring Airlines, 9 Air, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [MAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vomm.md) Chennai International Airport · India · 2,629 km / 1,634 mi · IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 2,635 km / 1,637 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 2,642 km / 1,642 mi · US-Bangla Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia, Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- [KWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgkl.md) Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · China · 2,653 km / 1,648 mi · AirAsia
- [TRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votr.md) Tiruchirappalli International Airport · India · 2,689 km / 1,671 mi · AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [KWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugy.md) Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport · China · 2,701 km / 1,678 mi · 9 Air
- [SWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgow.md) Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · China · 2,808 km / 1,745 mi · AirAsia
- [TRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votv.md) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport · India · 2,815 km / 1,749 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 2,884 km / 1,792 mi · IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [COK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci.md) Cochin International Airport · India · 2,913 km / 1,810 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [DIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wpdl.md) Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport · Timor-Leste · 2,924 km / 1,817 mi · Aero Dili, Batik Air Malaysia
- [KHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rckh.md) Kaohsiung International Airport · Taiwan · 2,984 km / 1,854 mi · AirAsia
- [XMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsam.md) Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · China · 2,996 km / 1,862 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,009 km / 1,870 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 3,044 km / 1,891 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Hainan Airlines, AirAsia X
- [JJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqz.md) Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport · China · 3,047 km / 1,893 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 3,079 km / 1,913 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, Air China, Batik Air Malaysia
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 3,132 km / 1,946 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 3,214 km / 1,997 mi · Xiamen Airlines, Shanghai Airlines
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 3,246 km / 2,017 mi · Starlux Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, China Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia, EVA Air
- [YIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhyc.md) Yichang Sanxia Airport · China · 3,259 km / 2,025 mi · Air Changan
- [KHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zscn.md) Nanchang Changbei International Airport · China · 3,270 km / 2,032 mi · Jiangxi Air
- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 3,273 km / 2,034 mi · Himalaya Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Nepal Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia
- [WUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhhh.md) Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · China · 3,382 km / 2,101 mi · China Eastern Airlines, AirAsia
- [XIY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlxy.md) Xi'an Xianyang International Airport · China · 3,599 km / 2,236 mi · China Eastern Airlines, AirAsia X
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 3,624 km / 2,252 mi · Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia
- [HGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zshc.md) Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · China · 3,637 km / 2,260 mi · Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, AirAsia X
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 3,690 km / 2,293 mi · Xiamen Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 3,751 km / 2,331 mi · Batik Air Malaysia
- [WUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zswx.md) Sunan Shuofang International Airport · China · 3,751 km / 2,331 mi · Juneyao Air
- [LHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zlll.md) Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport · China · 3,760 km / 2,336 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,797 km / 2,359 mi · Spring Airlines, Juneyao Air, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, Batik Air Malaysia, Shanghai Airlines
- [AMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vaah.md) Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport · India · 3,861 km / 2,399 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,877 km / 2,409 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, Batik Air Malaysia, Air India
- [TYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbyn.md) Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · China · 4,048 km / 2,515 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [TNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsjn.md) Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport · China · 4,112 km / 2,555 mi · Shandong Airlines
- [PER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypph.md) Perth International Airport · Australia · 4,140 km / 2,572 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 4,187 km / 2,602 mi · Qingdao Airlines
- [ATQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/viar.md) Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport · India · 4,278 km / 2,658 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 4,291 km / 2,666 mi · Batik Air Malaysia
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 4,349 km / 2,702 mi · China Eastern Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 4,414 km / 2,743 mi · Air China
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 4,445 km / 2,762 mi · AirAsia X, Batik Air Malaysia
- [DLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zytl.md) Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport · China · 4,500 km / 2,796 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [FUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjff.md) Fukuoka Airport · Japan · 4,546 km / 2,825 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 4,570 km / 2,840 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 4,613 km / 2,866 mi · Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 4,943 km / 3,071 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [ALA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uaaa.md) Almaty International Airport · Kazakhstan · 5,131 km / 3,188 mi · AirAsia X
- [CGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zycc.md) Changchun Longjia International Airport · China · 5,158 km / 3,205 mi · Shanghai Airlines
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 5,209 km / 3,237 mi · Oman Air
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 5,351 km / 3,325 mi · All Nippon Airways
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 5,369 km / 3,336 mi · Uzbekistan Airways, Batik Air Malaysia
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 5,409 km / 3,361 mi · All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, ZIPAIR Tokyo, Batik Air Malaysia
- [MRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fimp.md) Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport · Mauritius · 5,447 km / 3,385 mi · Air Mauritius
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,537 km / 3,441 mi · Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,548 km / 3,447 mi · Emirates, Batik Air Malaysia
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,589 km / 3,473 mi · Etihad Airways
- [ADL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ypad.md) Adelaide International Airport · Australia · 5,682 km / 3,531 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [ASB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utaa.md) Ashgabat International Airport · Turkmenistan · 5,892 km / 3,661 mi · Turkmenistan Airlines
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 5,909 km / 3,672 mi · Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 6,034 km / 3,749 mi · Gulf Air
- [MEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ymml.md) Melbourne Airport · Australia · 6,314 km / 3,923 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, Batik Air Malaysia, British Airways
- [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 6,336 km / 3,937 mi · Iran Airtour
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 6,377 km / 3,962 mi · Riyadh Air, Saudia
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 6,440 km / 4,002 mi · Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 6,585 km / 4,092 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia X, Batik Air Malaysia
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 6,852 km / 4,258 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 6,985 km / 4,340 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 7,060 km / 4,387 mi · Malaysia Airlines, Saudia
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 7,066 km / 4,391 mi · Malaysia Airlines, Saudia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 8,334 km / 5,179 mi · AirAsia X
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 8,389 km / 5,213 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 8,703 km / 5,408 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 9,998 km / 6,212 mi · Lufthansa
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 10,237 km / 6,361 mi · KLM
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 10,442 km / 6,488 mi · Malaysia Airlines
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 10,580 km / 6,574 mi · Air Algérie
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 10,605 km / 6,590 mi · Malaysia Airlines, British Airways

### Seasonal (7)

- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 2,134 km / 1,326 mi · Firefly
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,543 km / 1,580 mi · Greater Bay Airlines
- [CSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgha.md) Changsha Huanghua International Airport · China · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Xiamen Airlines
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 3,132 km / 1,946 mi · Maldivian
- [HFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsof.md) Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · China · 3,622 km / 2,251 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [CTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjcc.md) New Chitose Airport · Japan · 5,953 km / 3,699 mi · AirAsia X
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 7,066 km / 4,391 mi · AirAsia X

### Seasonal charter (5)

- [KWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgkl.md) Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · China · 2,653 km / 1,648 mi · Batik Air Malaysia
- [KWE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zugy.md) Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport · China · 2,701 km / 1,678 mi · Batik Air Malaysia
- [TXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zstx.md) Huangshan Tunxi International Airport · China · 3,471 km / 2,157 mi · Batik Air Malaysia
- [DSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbds.md) Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport · China · 4,168 km / 2,590 mi · Batik Air Malaysia
- [DNH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zldh.md) Dunhuang Mogao International Airport · China · 4,218 km / 2,621 mi · Batik Air Malaysia

### Cargo (2)

- [KCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgg.md) Kuching International Airport · Malaysia · 971 km / 603 mi · AirAsia
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 1,129 km / 702 mi · Raya Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KUL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (8)

- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 72
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 72
- OD [Batik Air Malaysia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air-malaysia) · 57
- D7 [AirAsia X](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia-x) · 19
- 9A [Eaglexpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eaglexpress)
- MH [MASkargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maskargo)
- N7 [MY Jet Xpress Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/my-jet-xpress-airlines)
- 3G [World Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/world-cargo-airlines)

### Passenger (76)

- FY [Firefly](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/firefly) · 12
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 10
- MF [Xiamen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/xiamen-airlines) · 7
- QZ [Indonesia AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indonesia-airasia) · 5
- ID [Batik Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air) · 3
- HU [Hainan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hainan-airlines) · 3
- JT [Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lion-air) · 3
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 3
- FM [Shanghai Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shanghai-airlines) · 3
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 3
- AQ [9 Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/9-air) · 2
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 2
- KT [AirAsia Cambodia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia-cambodia) · 2
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 2
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 2
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 2
- HO [Juneyao Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/juneyao-air) · 2
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 2
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 2
- 9C [Spring Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spring-airlines) · 2
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 2
- M8 [TransNusa Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transnusa-air-services) · 2
- VN [Vietnam Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietnam-airlines) · 2
- [Aero Dili](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-dili) · 1
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1
- 9H [Air Changan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-changan) · 1
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 1
- NX [Air Macau](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-macau) · 1
- MK [Air Mauritius](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-mauritius) · 1
- BG [Biman Bangladesh Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/biman-bangladesh-airlines) · 1
- KR [Cambodia Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cambodia-airways) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- 5J [Cebu Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebu-pacific) · 1
- CI [China Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-airlines) · 1
- QG [Citilink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/citilink) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- 8D [FitsAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fitsair) · 1
- GA [Garuda Indonesia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/garuda-indonesia) · 1
- [Greater Bay Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/greater-bay-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- H9 [Himalaya Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/himalaya-airlines) · 1
- B9 [Iran Airtour](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-airtour) · 1
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 1
- JL [Japan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/japan-airlines) · 1
- RY [Jiangxi Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jiangxi-air) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- Q2 [Maldivian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maldivian) · 1 · seasonal
- MY [MASwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maswings) · 1
- RA [Nepal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nepal-airlines) · 1
- WY [Oman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oman-air) · 1
- PR [Philippine Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippine-airlines) · 1
- Z2 [Philippines AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/philippines-airasia) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- QW [Qingdao Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qingdao-airlines) · 1
- RX [Riyadh Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/riyadh-air) · 1
- BI [Royal Brunei Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-brunei-airlines) · 1
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 1
- ZH [Shenzhen Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shenzhen-airlines) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- ZA [Sky Angkor Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-angkor-airlines) · 1
- UL [SriLankan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/srilankan-airlines) · 1
- JX [Starlux Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/starlux-airlines) · 1
- 9G [Sun PhuQuoc Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-phuquoc-airways) · 1
- [Super Air Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/super-air-jet) · 1
- VZ [Thai Vietjet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-vietjet-air) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- T5 [Turkmenistan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkmenistan-airlines) · 1
- BS [US-Bangla Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/us-bangla-airlines) · 1
- HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 1
- ZG [ZIPAIR Tokyo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zipair-tokyo) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- TH [Raya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/raya-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 25.4M (2022) | #93 of 3,974 | #34 in Asia | #1 in MY |
| Longest runway | 4,124 m / 13,530 ft | #64 of 29,858 | #16 in Asia | #1 in MY |
| Elevation | 21 m / 69 ft | =38,226 of 43,403 | =2,468 in Asia | #47 in MY |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =533 in Asia | #10 in MY |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =10 in Asia | #1 in MY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | LUMPUR APP | 119.450 |
| ATIS | LUMPUR ATIS FOR DEPARTURE | 126.450 |
| CLD | LUMPUR CLNC DEL | 126.000 |
| GND | LUMPUR GND | 121.650 |
| GND | LUMPUR GND | 122.275 |
| TWR | LUMPUR TWR 14L/32R | 118.800 |
| TWR | LUMPUR TWR 14R/32L | 118.500 |
| TWR | LUMPUR TWR RWY 15/33 | 119.800 |
| ATIS | LUMPUR ATIS FOR ARRIVALS | 128.050 |
| DEPT | LUMPUR DEPARTURE | 135.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [SZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmsa.md) Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [MKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkm.md) Malacca International Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [DUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wibd.md) Pinang Kampai Airport · 130 km / 81 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #64
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #62

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kuala Lumpur International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport&oldid=1376780716), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk/data