# Langkawi International Airport (LGK / WMKL) **Langkawi International Airport** (IATA: LGK, ICAO: WMKL) is a large airport in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. It has one runway, 3,810 m (12,500 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2021 it handled 762 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkl ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LGK / WMKL - Type: Large airport - Operator: Malaysia Airports - Serves: Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia - Elevation: 9 m / 29 ft - Coordinates: 6.3297, 99.7287 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,810 m / 12,500 ft - Passengers: 761,642 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuala_Lumpur - Website: https://airports.malaysiaairports.com.my/langkawi - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langkawi_International_Airport (23 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431863 - Weather station: WMKL · WMO 48600 - Ident: WMKL ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 3,810 m / 12,500 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 1,374,729 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 1,504,697 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,594,106 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,946,440 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 2,221,997 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 2,336,177 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 2,665,271 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 2,767,707 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 2,735,703 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 2,945,963 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 966,789 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 761,642 | Wikidata | ## Routes 7 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [PEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkp.md) Penang International Airport · Malaysia · 130 km / 81 mi · Firefly, AirAsia - [SZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmsa.md) Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport · Malaysia · 409 km / 254 mi · Firefly - [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 455 km / 283 mi · AirAsia - [JHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkj.md) Senai International Airport · Malaysia · 680 km / 423 mi · AirAsia - [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 728 km / 452 mi · Scoot, AirAsia - [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 2,529 km / 1,571 mi · IndiGo - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 5,158 km / 3,205 mi · flydubai ### Charter (1) - [SZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmsa.md) Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport · Malaysia · 409 km / 254 mi · Berjaya Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LGK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 4 - FY [Firefly](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/firefly) · 2 - J8 [Berjaya Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/berjaya-air) · 1 · charter - FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1 - 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 1 - TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1 Former hub of [Rayani Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/rayani-air). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 762K (2021) | #932 of 3,974 | #293 in Asia | #4 in MY | | Longest runway | 3,810 m / 12,500 ft | =197 of 29,858 | =46 in Asia | #2 in MY | | Elevation | 9 m / 29 ft | =40,644 of 43,403 | =2,805 in Asia | #66 in MY | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.200 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | TWR | TWR | 118.500 | ## Nearby airports - [AOR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmka.md) Sultan Abdul Halim Airport · 76 km / 47 mi - [HDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtss.md) Hat Yai International Airport · 99 km / 62 mi - [BWH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkb.md) RMAF Butterworth Air Base · 121 km / 75 mi - [PEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkp.md) Penang International Airport · 130 km / 81 mi - [TST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtst.md) Trang Airport · 132 km / 82 mi - [SGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsh.md) Songkhla Airport · 136 km / 85 mi ## 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: “Langkawi International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Langkawi_International_Airport&oldid=1373883443), revision of 8 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/wmkl/data