Langkawi International Airport

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Langkawi International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi
IATA: LGK – ICAO: WMKL
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves		Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Elevation AMSL		29 ft / 9 m
Coordinates		06°19′47″N 099°43′43″E / 6.32972, 99.72861
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
03/21	3,810	12,500	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Langkawi International Airport (IATA: LGK, ICAO: WMKL), is an airport situated on the duty-free island of Langkawi in the state of Kedah in Malaysia. The airport is located at Padang Matsirat and is about 25 minutes of driving from the town centre, Kuah. Flights from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to the airport take about 60 minutes time.

The Langkawi International Airport is a tourist attraction because it serves as a venue for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition or LIMA which is an international aerospace event for aviation industry and aero performances for the public.

In 2005, the airport handled 830,334 passengers and 8,021 aircraft movements.^[3]

Taxis, car rental services, restaurants, shopping arcade and banks are available at the airport.

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 1.1 Past airlines and routes 1.1.1 Airlines still in operations with its terminated routes 1.1.2 Past airlines with its destinations 2 Events and incidents 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Passenger Airlines operating in Langkawi International Airport

Airlines	Destinations	Remarks
AirAsia	Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur[4]
Dragonair	Hong Kong	Charter
Korean Air	Seoul-Incheon	Charter
Malaysia Airlines Firefly	Kuala Lumpur, Singapore[4] Penang, Kuala Lumpur-Subang[5]
SilkAir	Singapore[4]

[edit] Past airlines and routes

[edit] Airlines still in operations with its terminated routes

• AirAsia (Johor Bahru)
• Malaysia Airlines (Penang)

[edit] Past airlines with its destinations

• Thai AirAsia (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)

[edit] Events and incidents

An accident occurred on December 2, 2007, during the LIMA 2007 air show which caused three paratroopers to plunge into the sea and drown. They were involved in a rehearsal for a mock exercise to retake the airport from terrorists.^[6]

[edit] See also

• Transportation at Langkawi
• List of airports in Malaysia

[edit] References

1. ^ Airport information for WMKL at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
2. ^ Airport information for LGK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
3. ^ Langkawi Airport at Malaysia Airport Holdings website
4. ^ ^{a b c} Destinations from Langkawi at FareCompare.com
5. ^ From Firefly booking page
6. ^ Three paratroopers dead in Malaysia airshow accident. 2007-12-03.

[edit] External links

• Langkawi International Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• Current weather for WMKL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for LGK at Aviation Safety Network

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