Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKhazanah Nasional
OperatorMalaysia Airports
ServesKlang Valley; Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca
LocationSepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Opened27 June 1998 (1998-06-27)
Hub for
Operating base for
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL21 m / 70 ft
Coordinates02°44′36″N 101°41′53″E
Websitewww.klia.com.my
Maps
KUL/WMKK
Location in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
KUL/WMKK
KUL/WMKK (Malaysia)
KUL/WMKK
KUL/WMKK (Southeast Asia)
KUL/WMKK
KUL/WMKK (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14L/32R 4,124 13,530 Asphalt concrete
14R/32L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt concrete
15/33 3,960 12,992 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passenger47,224,000 (85.9%)
Domestic Passengers14,664,000 (31.8%)
International Passengers32,560,000 (128.1%)
Aircraft movements319,026 ( 60.9%)
Airfreight (tonnes)660,040 ( 30.7%)(2022)
Sources: MAHB

KLIA is the largest and busiest airport in Malaysia. In 2020, it handled 13,156,363 passengers, 505,184 tonnes of cargo and 124,529 aircraft movements. It is the world's 23rd-busiest airport by total passenger traffic.

The airport is operated by Malaysia Airports (MAHB) Sepang Sdn Bhd and is the major hub of Malaysia Airlines, MASkargo, Batik Air Malaysia, UPS Airlines and World Cargo Airlines, and the major operating base of AirAsia and AirAsia X.

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