KUL — Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Large airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
IATA code
KUL
ICAO code
WMKK
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
25,377,000
2022 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
24
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Elevation
21 m
69 ft
Runways
3
Longest 4,124 m

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About KUL

Kuala Lumpur International Airport is a large airport serving Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It opened in 1998 and is run by Malaysia Airports. 25,377,000 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 24 nonstop routes from KUL.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from KUL

Route Distance Passengers
KUL → ICN4,602 km 395,235 (6 mo)
KUL → MEL6,305 km 697,340
KUL → PER4,124 km 646,762
KUL → SYD6,579 km 636,576
KUL → DEL3,869 km 569,731
KUL → MAA2,629 km 548,446
KUL → IST8,390 km 439,161
KUL → BLR2,884 km 382,853
KUL → TRZ2,690 km 367,275
KUL → COK2,915 km 338,364
KUL → BOM3,623 km 309,086
KUL → HYD3,007 km 220,913
KUL → CCU2,627 km 180,323
KUL → ATQ4,270 km 178,787
KUL → ADL5,672 km 164,572
KUL → TRV2,817 km 124,698
KUL → AMD3,858 km 117,497
KUL → AMS10,240 km 102,314
KUL → BNE6,437 km 79,273
KUL → CCJ2,991 km 46,766
KUL → LKO3,463 km 44,466
KUL → JAI3,837 km 32,701
KUL → DRW3,636 km 25,266
KUL → VTZ2,605 km 5,455

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
SZBSultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport46 km
MKZMalacca International Airport81 km
DUMPinang Kampai Airport130 km

Distance from KUL to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
KUL → LHR10,610 km —
KUL → DXB5,549 km —
KUL → CDG10,447 km —
KUL → FRA10,002 km —
KUL → IST8,390 km 439,161
KUL → AMS10,240 km 102,314
KUL → JFK15,178 km —
KUL → ATL15,926 km —
KUL → LAX14,175 km —
KUL → SIN297 km —
KUL → HND5,344 km —
KUL → DOH5,911 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
14L/32R4,124 m 60 mAsphalt
14R/32L4,050 m 60 mAsphalt
15/333,960 m 60 mAsphalt

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Location

Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia · 2.7456, 101.7100

Map (OpenStreetMap) Wikipedia

Questions

Kuala Lumpur International Airport has the IATA code KUL and the ICAO code WMKK. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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