Langkawi International Airport
Langkawi International Airport
Langkawi International Airport (IATA: LGK, ICAO: WMKL) is an international airport in Padang Matsirat, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. In 2024, the airport handled 2,547,358 passengers and 18,180 aircraft movements, ranking as the 6th busiest airport in Malaysia. The airport serves as a venue for the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), an international aerospace event for aviation industry and aero performances for the public. The airport's capacity was upgraded to accommodate 4 million passengers per year in September 2018.
Location
6.330°N, 99.729°E · 9 m s. n. m. (29 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 4
Tower
Ground
ATIS (automatic information)
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Langkawi Airport was initially used as an airfield by the Japanese Army, as well as the British Army in 1945.
A 2,500 feet (760 m) airstrip, which connects to the main road at Padang Mat Sirat, was built in 1961 and began operation in March 1962. The project cost RM330,000.
Under the Fifth Malaysia Plan, RM107 million was allocated for the expansion of Padang Mat Sirat Airport to accommodate larger aircraft.
By 1988, the airport already had modern facilities along with five other airports in Malaysia.
Over 477,000 people used the airport in 1992.
Airlines operating here · 9
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Langkawi International Airport (LGK). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LGK
MLA
“Langkawi International Airport (LGK).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LGK. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Langkawi International Airport (LGK)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/LGK}},
urldate = {2026-10-17},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}Wikipedia
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