LGK — Langkawi International Airport

Large airport in Langkawi, Malaysia.
IATA code
LGK
ICAO code
WMKL
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
2,945,963
2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
1
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Elevation
9 m
30 ft
Runways
1
Longest 3,810 m

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About LGK

Langkawi International Airport is a large airport serving Langkawi, Malaysia. It is run by Malaysia Airports. 2,945,963 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from LGK.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from LGK

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGK → BLR2,531 km 99,892

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, 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
AORSultan Abdul Halim Airport76 km
HDYHat Yai International Airport99 km
PENPenang International Airport130 km
TSTTrang Airport132 km

Distance from LGK to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGK → LHR10,162 km —
LGK → DXB5,160 km —
LGK → CDG10,003 km —
LGK → FRA9,557 km —
LGK → IST7,963 km —
LGK → AMS9,792 km —
LGK → JFK14,762 km —
LGK → ATL15,559 km —
LGK → LAX14,018 km —
LGK → SIN726 km —
LGK → HND5,214 km —
LGK → DOH5,527 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
03/213,810 m 45 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia · 6.3297, 99.7287

Map (OpenStreetMap) Wikipedia

Questions

Langkawi International Airport has the IATA code LGK and the ICAO code WMKL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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