Kuala Lumpur International Airport

For other uses, see Kuala Lumpur International Airport (disambiguation).

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
IATA: KUL ICAO: WMKK WMO: 48650
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Khazanah Nasional
Operator	Malaysia Airports
Serves	Klang Valley; Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca
Location	Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Opened	27 June 1998; 24 years ago (1998-06-27)
Hub for	Batik Air Malaysia Malaysia Airlines MASkargo UPS Airlines World Cargo Airlines AirAsia AirAsia X MYAirline
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL	21 m / 70 ft
Coordinates	02°44′36″N 101°41′53″E / 2.74333°N 101.69806°E / 2.74333; 101.69806Coordinates: 02°44′36″N 101°41′53″E / 2.74333°N 101.69806°E / 2.74333; 101.69806
Website	www.klia.com.my
Maps
Selangor state in Malaysia
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14L/32R 4,019 13,186 Asphalt concrete 14R/32L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt concrete 15/33 3,960 12,992 Asphalt concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passenger 25,377,000 ( 532.6%) Airfreight (tonnes) 660,040 ( 30.7%) Aircraft movements 198,378 ( 169.3%)
Sources: MAHB^[1]

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, AirAsia X and MYAirline.

History

Background

The ground breaking ceremony for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) took place on 1 June 1993^[2] when the government under Mahathir Mohamad decided that the existing Kuala Lumpur airport, then known as Subang International Airport (now Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport) could not handle future demand. The construction of the airport was done mainly by a few state owned construction companies as well as Ekovest Berhad – helmed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo. It was created as part of the Multimedia Super Corridor, a grand development plan for Malaysia. The chief architect who designed the new airport terminal was the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.^[3]

Upon KLIA's completion, Subang Airport's Terminal 1 building was demolished. Malaysia Airports agreed to redevelop the remaining Terminal 3 to create a specialist airport for turboprop and charter planes surrounded by a residential area and a business park.^[4] The IATA airport code KUL was transferred from Subang Airport, which currently handles only turboprop aircraft, general aviation and military aircraft.

Current site

 

KLIA main entrance from the side

The airport's site spans 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) ²,^[5] of former agricultural land and is one of the world's largest airport sites. An ambitious three-phase development plan anticipates KLIA to have three runways and two terminals each with two satellite terminals.^[6] Phase One involved the construction of the main terminal and one satellite terminal, giving a capacity of 25 million passengers, and two full service runways. The Phase One airport had sixty contact piers, twenty remote parking bays with eighty aircraft parking positions, four maintenance hangars and fire stations. Phase Two, designed to increase capacity to 35 million passengers per year is largely complete. Phase Three is anticipated to increase capacity to 100 million passengers per year.^[6]

Grand opening

Kuala Lumpur International Airport was officially inaugurated by the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, on 27 June 1998 at 20:30 MST. The first domestic arrival was Malaysia Airlines flight MH1263 from Kuantan at 07:10 MST. The first international arrival was Malaysia Airlines flight MH188 from Malé at 07:30 MST. The first domestic departure was Malaysia Airlines flight MH1432 to Langkawi at 07:20 MST; the first international departure was Malaysia Airlines flight MH84 to Beijing at 09:00 MST.^[7]

Inauguration

The inauguration of the airport was marked with numerous problems. The aerobridge and bay allocation systems broke down, with queues building up throughout the airport and the baggage handling breaking down. Bags were lost, and there were waits of over five to seven hours.^[8] Most of these issues were remedied eventually, though the baggage handling system was plagued with problems until it was put up for a complete replacement tender in 2007.

The airport suffered greatly reduced traffic with the general reduction in economic activity brought about by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, SARS, bird flu epidemic (Avian flu), the financial crisis of 2007–2008, the 2009 swine flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport is also largely overshadowed by the more internationally renowned Changi Airport located approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the south in Singapore, especially in regards to connecting flights by various airlines or Malaysians especially living in the southern parts of the country (e.g. Johor) preferring to travel via Changi rather than at KLIA.

The first year of opening immediately saw reduction of passenger numbers as some airlines, including All Nippon Airways (resumed on 1 September 2015), British Airways (reinstated on 28 May 2015 until 28 March 2021^[9]), Lufthansa (resumed between 28 March 2004^[10] until 28 February 2016)^[11] and Northwest Airlines, terminated their loss-making services to KLIA. KLIA's first full year of operations in 1999, in its Phase One manifestation (capacity of 25 million passengers per year), saw only 13.2 million passengers.^[12] Passenger numbers eventually increased to 21.1 million in 2004 and 47 million in 2013^[13] — though short of the originally estimated 25 million passengers per year by 2003.

Rebranding

On 9 February 2023, transport minister Anthony Loke announce that the government and MAHB had agreed to rebrand KLIA and klia2 to KLIA Terminal 1 and KLIA Terminal 2 respectively^[14]. The costs associated with the rebranding will be fully borne by MABH^[15].

Runways

Kuala Lumpur International Airport has three parallel runways (14L/32R; 14R/32L; 15/33^[16]).

The current three runway system is capable of handling 78 landings per hour and is expected to increase to 108 landings per hour once upgrading of the Kuala Lumpur Flight Information Region is completed in 2019.^[17] These runways operate on different departure/arrival modes according to the air traffic requirements.^[18]

Operations and infrastructure

 

The check-in counters in KLIA Main Terminal. The roof structure of the airport was inspired from the traditional Malay architecture.

Main article: Operations and infrastructure of Kuala Lumpur International Airport

KLIA features a number of modern design features that assist in the efficient operation of the airport. It is one of the first Asia Pacific airports to become 100% Bar Coded Boarding Pass capable.^[19] Malaysia Airlines;^[20] AirAsia;^[21] MASkargo, a cargo airline;^[22] and Malaysia Airports, the Malaysian Airports operator and manager; are headquartered on the property of KLIA.^[23] Malaysia Airlines also operates its Flight Management Building at KLIA.^[24]

Infrastructure

Terminal	Opened	Floor area	Handling capacity	Parking bays
TERMINAL 1 (Main Terminal Building 1 & Contact Pier)	27 June 1998	336,000 m^2 (3,620,000 sq ft)	5 million passengers per year	20 (aerobridge) 23 (remote)
TERMINAL 1 (Satellite Terminal A)	27 June 1998	143,404 m^2 (1,543,590 sq ft)	20 million passengers per year	26 (aerobridge) 15 (remote)
TERMINAL 2	2 May 2014	257,845 m^2 (2,775,420 sq ft)	45 million passengers per year	68 (aerobridge) 10 (remote)
Bunga Raya Complex	27 June 1998
Total	-	737,249 m^2 (7,935,680 sq ft)	70 million passengers per year	114 (aerobridge) 48 (remote)

Terminals

The airport is part of the KLIA Aeropolis, and is made up of two main terminals; the original terminal, KLIA Main and the new terminal 2, also known as KLIA2. KLIA Main was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, with an emphasis of natural lighting within the airport complex. Spanning 38.4m along a grid pattern allowing for future expansions, the abstract symbolic architecture by the late Kisho Kurokawa encompasses the Islamic geometry and cutting-edge technology with the tropical rainforest in mind.^[25]

KLIA Terminal 1

Main Terminal Building

 

Malaysia Airlines at Contact Pier

The KLIA Main Terminal Building (MTB) now also referred to as KLIA Main is located in between the two runways. The floor area of the terminal covers 390,000 m² (4,200,000 sq ft) and the building consists of 39 square roof units, which enables future expansion of the building. There are a total of 216 check-in counters, located in 6 different islands, identified by the letters A – M (excluding I). Multi check-in services are available, designed for the use of all passengers arriving, departing or in transit. Self check in facilities are available in this airport since 2007,^[26][27] and KLM was the first airline to use the Common-use self-service kiosks. The contact pier is an extension of the main terminal building with gates marked with prefix A and B for domestic departures, G and H for international flights. The gate allocation is based on operational requirements, although it has been observed that Malaysia Airlines has been operating most of its operations out from the contact pier.

Satellite Terminal A

 

Interior of the Satellite Terminal

The 176,000 square metres (1,890,000 sq ft) satellite building accommodates international flights departing and arriving at KLIA. Passengers have to travel to the satellite building via bus. Formerly there was an aero train but this is not in service as of March 2023. There is a wide array of duty-free shops and prestige brand boutiques in the satellite building. This includes international brands such as Burberry, Harrods, Montblanc, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Hermes. Among all international labels available within the terminal, some boutiques such as Harrods are only available in the airport. A number of restaurants and international airlines' lounges are available as well as an Airside Transit Hotel.

Within the terminal, wireless internet (Wi-Fi) is provided free of charge. The terminal also has prayer rooms, showers and massage service. Various lounge areas are provided, some including children's play areas and movie lounge, broadcasting movie and sport channels.^[28] The terminal also features a natural rainforest in the middle of the terminal, exhibiting the Malaysian rainforests.

Under Malaysia Airports Berhad retail optimisation plan, the retail space in satellite terminal A will be further optimised to increase its revenue derived from commercial space rental and a percentage of sale receipts to 50% by year 2010 which currently stands at 35%. Some notable improvements that will be seen after the refurbishments will be the Jungle Boardwalk^[29] which will be the first of its kind in the world and larger mezzanine floor to accommodate F&B outlets and viewing galleries.^[30]

The gates in Satellite Terminal A have the prefix C. The Satellite A terminal has 27 boarding gates altogether.^[31]

KL City Air Terminal

KL City Air Terminal, sometimes known as Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal or KL CAT, located at KL Sentral, is a virtual extension of KL International Airport where city check-in services are provided. KL City Air Terminal is recognised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and carries the IATA designation XKL. Currently there are only three airlines providing city check-in services, they are Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines and Malindo Air.^[32]

KLIA Terminal 2 (Formerly known as KLIA2)

 

The terminal logo

Built at approximately RM4 billion, it is the largest purpose-built terminal optimised for low-cost carriers in response to the exponential growth of low-cost travel in the region. It was built to replace the previous Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT). KLIA2 began its operations on 2 May 2014, and all flight operations at LCCT were moved to KLIA2 by 9 May 2014.^[33][34]

As part of its development, a third runway (Runway 15/33) and a new air traffic control tower (Tower West) were built to support its operation. klia2 has an initial capacity of 45 million passengers per year. The terminal has a built-up area of 257,845 sqm with 68 departure gates, 10 remote stands, 80 aerobridges, includes a retail space of 32,000 sqm to accommodate a total of 220 retail outlets.^[35] The main terminal building of klia2 is connected with its satellite piers with a skybridge, making it the first airport in Asia with such facility.^[36] klia2 is certified with Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED).

 

KLIA2 main lobby

Check-in counters are divided into 8 rows located in 4 islands, each row identified by the letters S – Z. Boarding gates are located in 5 piers, indicated by the letters J and K for domestic flights, and L, P and Q for international flights. Piers J, K and L are connected directly to the main terminal building, while Piers P and Q are accessible via the skybridge. Piers K and L are physically the same pier and share the same gates, but with waiting lounges on different levels (Level 1A for K and Level 2 for L). For international flights, the access door from Pier K is sealed off, while for domestic flights, the access door from Pier L is sealed off instead.^[37][38]

At present, inter-terminal connection is provided on the landside at Gateway@klia2 complex and there are provisions for future airside inter-terminal connection.^[39]

Gateway@klia2

Gateway@klia2 is an integrated shopping complex that is connected to the main klia2 terminal building. It has a 350,000 square feet of net lettable space spanning over four levels. The transport hub at Gateway@klia2 links klia2 to the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit service, with allotted pick-up and drop-off areas for coaches, taxis, rented vehicles and private transportation.^[40]

Gateway@klia2 hosts an 8-storey car park that directly adjoins klia2. There are 6,000 covered parking lots at Blocks A and B and another 5,500 lots at car park D (KLIA2 parking rate). Shuttle buses are available to take the public from the car park D to the terminal.^[41] The first capsule transit hotel in Asia named as the Capsule by Container Hotel is also located at Gateway@klia2. Gateway@klia2 is managed by WCT Holdings Berhad.^[42]

Former Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT)

The now defunct 36,000 square metres (390,000 sq ft) low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) was opened at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 23 March 2006 to cater for the growing number of users of low-cost airlines, especially the passengers of Malaysia's "no-frills" airline, AirAsia. The terminal was designed and built in accordance to the low cost carrier business model, with limited terminal amenities. As requested by the low-cost airlines, the terminal did not provide aerobridges, nor were there transfer facilities, rail connections, and the other facilities provided in a fully-fledged terminal. LCCT was located within the Air Support Zone; it ceased operations on 9 May 2014, and all low-cost carrier flights subsequently operated out of KLIA2.^[43]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia	Alor Setar, Balikpapan,^[44] Banda Aceh,^[45] Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bengaluru, Bintulu, Cebu (resumes 12 May 2023),^[46] Chennai, Chiang Mai, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Da Lat,^[47] Da Nang, Denpasar, Dhaka, Guangzhou,^[48] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Johor Bahru,^[49] Kaohsiung,^[50] Kochi, Kolkata, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Krabi, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Kunming,^[48] Labuan, Langkawi, Macau,^[48] Makassar, Malé, Manila, Medan, Miri, Nha Trang,^[47] Padang, Pekanbaru, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Phu Quoc,^[47] Sandakan, Shenzhen,^[48] Sibu, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville (resumes 1 July 2023), Singapore, Tawau, Tiruchirappalli, Vientiane,^[47] Yangon, Yogyakarta–International
AirAsia X	Auckland,^[51] Beijing–Daxing,^[52] Busan,^[53] Delhi,^[54] Denpasar,^[55] Gold Coast,^[56] Hangzhou,^[48] Honolulu (resumes 1 September 2023),^[57] Kota Kinabalu (resumes 18 April 2023), Melbourne,^[58] Osaka–Kansai,^[56] Perth,^[58] Sapporo–Chitose,^[56] Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong,^[48] Sydney,^[59] Taipei–Taoyuan,^[60] Tokyo–Haneda Seasonal: Jeddah,^[61]^[62] Kuching^[62]
Air Arabia	Sharjah^[63]
Air China	Beijing–Capital
Air Mauritius	Mauritius
All Nippon Airways	Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita
Batik Air	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta,^[64] Makassar,^[65] Medan,^[66] Yogyakarta–International^[67]
Batik Air Malaysia	Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bengaluru,^[68] Brisbane,^[69] Colombo–Bandaranaike (resumes 12 May 2023),^[70] Da Nang,^[71] Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Guangzhou,^[72] Hanoi (resumes 26 May 2023), Ho Chi Minh City (resumes 26 May 2023),^[73] Hong Kong (resumes 1 October 2023),^[74] Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Kathmandu, Kochi,^[75] Kolkata,^[76] Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Lahore, Malé (begins 12 May 2023),^[77] Medan, Melbourne,^[78] Mumbai, Nagoya–Centrair,^[79] Osaka–Kansai,^[80] Penang, Perth, Phuket,^[81] Seoul–Incheon (begins 23 June 2023),^[82] Singapore, Sydney,^[83] Taipei–Taoyuan,^[84] Tiruchirappalli, Tokyo–Narita,^[85] Visakhapatnam^[86]
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	Dhaka
Cathay Pacific	Hong Kong^[87]
Cebu Pacific	Manila
China Airlines	Taipei–Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines	Hangzhou^[88]
China Southern Airlines	Changsha,^[89] Guangzhou, Zhengzhou^[90]
Citilink	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Padang,^[91] Pekanbaru
Emirates	Dubai–International
Ethiopian Airlines	Addis Ababa, Singapore^[92]
Etihad Airways	Abu Dhabi
EVA Air	Taipei–Taoyuan
Fly Baghdad	Baghdad^[93]
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Himalaya Airlines	Kathmandu Charter: Bhairahawa^[94]^[95]
IndiGo	Chennai, Tiruchirappalli^[96]^[97]
Indonesia AirAsia	Denpasar, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Lombok, Medan, Surabaya
Japan Airlines	Tokyo–Narita
Jetstar Asia	Singapore^[98]
KLM	Amsterdam
Korean Air	Seoul–Incheon
Kuwait Airways	Kuwait City
Lanmei Airlines	Phnom Penh^[99]
Lion Air	Surabaya^[100]
Lucky Air	Kunming^[101]
Malaysia Airlines	Adelaide, Alor Setar, Auckland, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Beijing–Daxing, Bengaluru, Bintulu,^[102] Chennai, Colombo–Bandaranaike, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Doha,^[103] Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Johor Bahru,^[104] Kathmandu, Kochi, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan, Kuching, Labuan, Langkawi, London–Heathrow, Makassar, Manila, Medan, Medina, Melbourne, Miri, Mumbai, Osaka–Kansai, Pekanbaru, Penang, Perth, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Sandakan, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Sibu, Singapore, Surabaya, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tawau, Tokyo–Haneda,^[105] Tokyo–Narita, Xiamen, Yangon, Yogyakarta–International^[106] Seasonal charter: Sapporo–Chitose,^[107] Tashkent^[108]
MYAirline	Kota Bharu,^[109] Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Langkawi,^[110] Miri,^[111] Penang,^[109] Sibu,^[109] Tawau^[111]
Myanmar Airways International	Yangon
Nepal Airlines	Kathmandu
Oman Air	Muscat
Pakistan International Airlines	Islamabad,^[112] Lahore^[113]
Philippine Airlines	Manila
Philippines AirAsia	Cebu (resumes 1 May 2023),^[114] Manila^[115]
Qatar Airways	Doha
Royal Brunei Airlines	Bandar Seri Begawan
SalamAir	Seasonal: Muscat (begins 3 July 2023)^[116]
Saudia	Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Scoot	Singapore
Shanghai Airlines	Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong^[117]
Shenzhen Airlines	Shenzhen
Singapore Airlines	Singapore
Spring Airlines	Nanning^[118]
SriLankan Airlines	Colombo–Bandaranaike
Starlux Airlines	Taipei–Taoyuan^[119]^[120]
Thai AirAsia	Bangkok–Don Mueang, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[121] Hat Yai
Thai Airways International	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
TransNusa	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta (begins 14 April 2023)^[122]
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
US-Bangla Airlines	Dhaka
Uzbekistan Airways	Tashkent
VietJet Air	Ho Chi Minh City^[123]
Vietnam Airlines	Da Nang,^[124] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
XiamenAir	Fuzhou, Xiamen

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Cargolux	Baku, Chicago–O'Hare, Luxembourg, Singapore, Zhengzhou^[125]
China Airlines Cargo	Taipei–Taoyuan
FedEx Express	Guangzhou, Penang
Garuda Cargo	Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta
Korean Air Cargo	Penang, Seoul–Incheon
My Indo Airlines	Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta
MASkargo	Amsterdam,^[126] Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,^[127] Bengaluru, Chongqing,^[128] Delhi,^[127] Dhaka, Guangzhou,^[128] Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Labuan,^[129] Macau, Manila, Mumbai, Penang, Shanghai–Pudong, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita^[130]
My Jet Xpress Airlines	Chennai, Kota Kinabalu, Singapore
Silk Way Airlines	Amsterdam, Baku,^[131] Frankfurt
Turkish Cargo	Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul^[132]
UPS Airlines	Penang,^[133] Shenzhen
World Cargo Airlines	Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Miri

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KUL airport. See Wikidata query.

Busiest international routes (2018)^[134]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	% change 2017 / 18
1	Singapore	4,097,000	0.3
2	Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta	2,716,808	7.4
3	Denpasar	1,587,021	9.3
4	Hong Kong	1,580,320	0.3
5	Bangkok–Don Mueang	1,416,402	5.9
6	Ho Chi Minh City	1,210,912	1.5
7	Taipei–Taoyuan	1,194,894	4.9
8	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	1,137,861	2.9
9	Seoul–Incheon	1,040,495	23.9
10	Medan	891,435	7.1
11	Phuket	862,853	9.0
12	Dubai	861,235	1.5
13	Dhaka	819,338	2.0
14	Manila	813,810	5.2
15	Shanghai–Pudong	808,145	17.5
16	Guangzhou	796,533	6.8
17	Surabaya	784,690	17.1
18	Melbourne	753,334	7.2
19	Jeddah	710,001	22.8
20	Sydney	673,029	8.7
21	Tokyo–Narita	604,340	15.0
22	Chennai	602,304	27.2
23	Colombo	572,480	9.8
24	Perth	550,574	17.1
25	Beijing–Capital	548,736	19.1
26	Tiruchirappalli	532,307	15.8
27	London–Heathrow	521,253	24.7
28	Delhi	519,941	7.7
29	Phnom Penh	518,383	22.3
30	Hanoi	513,111	13.2
31	Doha	480,210	13.8
32	Shenzhen	436,991	5.6
33	Kathmandu	416,025	12.2
34	Osaka–Kansai	404,307	13.8
35	Bandar Seri Begawan	401,537	0.7
36	Tokyo–Haneda	369,490	2.1
37	Bandung	363,020	6.1
38	Yangon	340,374	0.4
39	Mumbai	311,861	6.3
40	Krabi	297,401	3.7
41	Kochi	282,371	16.5
42	Bengaluru	282,009	21.0
43	Medina	278,400	14.9
44	Muscat	278,310	31.9
45	Yogyakarta	253,525	15.1
46	Macau	252,095	11.8
47	Auckland	249,539	7.1
48	Padang	246,505	16.1
49	Kunming	234,401	45.2
50	Hyderabad	229,622	7.9

Busiest international flights by frequency (Dec 2022)^[135]

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airlines	Note
1	Singapore, Singapore	243	3K, AK, MH, OD, SQ, TR
2	Jakarta, Indonesia	122	MH, AK, OD, QZ, ID, QG, GA, KL
3	Denpasar, Indonesia	90	AK, D7, MH, OD, QZ
4	Bangkok Don Mueang, Thailand	76	AK, FD, OD
5	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	62	AK, MH, VJ, VN
6	Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Thailand	61	FD, MH, TG
7	Dhaka, Bangladesh	59	AK, BG, BS, MH, OD
8	Medan, Indonesia	54	AK, MH, OD, QZ, ID
9	Manila, Philippines	45	5J, AK, MH, PR
10	Kathmandu, Nepal	39	H9, MH, OD, RA

Busiest domestic routes (2018)^[136]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	% change 2017 / 18
1	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	2,830,380	0.5
2	Penang, Penang	2,342,496	3.4
3	Kuching, Sarawak	2,290,698	0.6
4	Langkawi, Kedah	1,819,656	5.3
5	Kota Bharu, Kelantan	1,172,271	7.1
6	Johor Bahru, Johor	975,700	10.1
7	Miri, Sarawak	832,889	1.0
8	Sibu, Sarawak	734,555	1.4
9	Tawau, Sabah	725,403	12.4
10	Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu	686,225	5.7

Busiest domestic routes (Dec 2022)^[135]

Rank	Destinations	Frequency (weekly)	Airlines	Note
1	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	155	D7, AK, MH, OD, Z9
2	Kuching, Sarawak	153	D7, AK, MH, OD, Z9
3	Penang, Penang	111	AK, MH, OD, Z9
3	Langkawi, Kedah	111	AK, MH, OD, Z9
5	Tawau, Sabah	50	AK, MH
6	Miri, Sarawak	48	AK, MH
7	Sibu, Sarawak	44	AK, MH
8	Johor Bahru, Johor	41	AK, MH
8	Kota Bharu, Kelantan	41	AK, MH, Z9
10	Sandakan, Sabah	32	AK, MH

Operational statistics of Kuala Lumpur International Airport^[134]

Year	Passengers handled	Passenger % Change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % Change	Aircraft movements	Aircraft % Change
1998	6,524,405		156,641		64,123
1999	13,172,635	101.9	417,068	166.3	116,589	81.8
2000	14,732,876	11.8	510,594	22.4	109,925	5.7
2001	14,538,831	1.3	440,864	13.6	113,590	3.3
2002	16,398,230	12.8	527,124	19.6	127,952	12.6
2003	17,454,564	6.4	586,195	11.2	139,947	9.4
2004	21,058,572	20.6	651,747	11.2	165,115	18.0
2005	23,213,926	10.2	653,654	0.3	182,537	10.5
2006	24,129,748	4.0	672,888	3.0	183,869	0.7
2007	26,453,379	9.6	644,100	4.3	193,710	5.3
2008	27,529,355	4.1	649,077	0.8	211,228	9.0
2009	29,682,093	7.8	584,559	10.0	226,751	7.3
2010	34,087,636	14.8	674,902	15.4	245,650	8.3
2011	37,704,510	10.6	669,849	0.7	269,509	9.7
2012	39,887,866	5.8	673,107	0.5	283,352	5.1
2013	47,498,157	19.1	680,982	1.2	326,678	15.3
2014	48,930,409	3.0	753,899	10.7	340,821	4.3
2015	48,938,424	0.0	726,230	3.7	354,519	4.0
2016	52,643,511	7.6	642,558	11.5	356,614	0.6
2017	58,554,627	11.2	710,186	10.5	387,234	8.6
2018	59,988,409	2.4	714,669	0.6	399,827	3.3

Total passenger movements by countries (2018)^[134]

Rank	Country	Passengers movement	% change 2017 / 18
1	Indonesia	7,792,194	6.2
2	China	4,703,041	8.4
3	Thailand	4,212,887	1.3
4	Singapore	4,097,000	0.3
5	India	3,250,736	7.7
6	Australia	2,343,155	8.7
7	Vietnam	1,983,727	8.7
8	Hong Kong	1,580,320	0.3
9	Japan	1,503,733	1.0
10	South Korea	1,302,689	32.2

Largest airlines by passengers (2018)^[134]

Rank	Airlines	Passengers carried	% market share
1	AirAsia	22,749,737	37.9
2	Malaysia Airlines	13,403,931	22.3
3	AirAsia X	5,643,538	9.4
4	Malindo Air	4,438,320	7.4
5	Indonesia AirAsia	1,269,368	2.1
6	Emirates	861,235	1.4
7	Cathay Dragon	722,029	1.2
8	Saudia	565,768	0.9
9	SilkAir	565,158	0.9
10	Lion Air	534,406	0.9

Busiest international freight routes (2018)^[134]

Rank	Airport	Freight (tonnes)	% change 2017 / 18
1	Hong Kong	50,378	11.3
2	Taipei–Taoyuan	34,800	11.7
3	Seoul–Incheon	31,708	0.5
4	Shanghai–Pudong	30,394	16.4
5	Singapore	29,711	2.6
6	Tokyo–Narita	28,584	9.2
7	Doha	24,177	5.9
8	Melbourne	23,818	3.8
9	Sydney	22,464	3.0
10	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	19,960	15.9

Ground transportation

Inter-terminal transportation

 

Aerotrain station in Satellite Building

The Aerotrain is an automated people mover (APM) that connects the airside of KLIA Main Terminal Building (MTB) and the Satellite Building. Each 250-person capacity train can transport 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction at up to 56 km/h (35 mph). These three-car driverless trains run on elevated rail and under the taxiways. The journey takes under two minutes. The Aerotrain operates between three and five-minute intervals between terminal. Automatic train controls manage the operation of the entire Aerotrain system, controlling the speeds, headways, stops and door openings in stations, and integrating functions that enhance the reliability and performance of the system.^[137]

External connections

Rail

Main articles: Express Rail Link, KLIA Ekspres, KLIA Transit, Kuala Lumpur International Airport ERL station, and klia2 ERL station

Kuala Lumpur International Airport is linked to the KL Sentral transportation hub in the city centre by the 57 km (35 mi) long Express Rail Link (ERL). There are two ERL stations at the airport: KLIA station at the Main Terminal Building and klia2 station at Gateway@klia2.

Bus

Kuala Lumpur International Airport has bus terminals in both KLIA and KLIA2 building which serves local buses, city express and intercity express buses to various destination in Kuala Lumpur, Klang Valley and also various parts of Peninsular Malaysia, as well as shuttles between KLIA and KLIA2, terminals to Long Term Car Park and terminals to Mitsui Outlet Park. KLIA bus terminal is located on Ground Floor, Block C and KLIA 2 bus terminal is located on Level 1 of the terminal. Ticketing counters are present in the terminals.

Buses to the Kuala Lumpur city mainly goes to KL Sentral railway station and Integrated Southern Terminal bus terminal (TBS), both a prominent transport hub of Kuala Lumpur, as well as various other places like Pudu Sentral, Jalan Ipoh and Jalan Pekeliling Terminal. There are also buses to parts of other Klang Valley cities like Shah Alam (Section 17 terminal), Klang (AEON Bukit Tinggi) as well as Putra Heights LRT station. Popular providers are Aerobus, Airport Coach and Jetbus.

Intercity services are available to Penang, Ipoh, Yong Peng (central Johor), Johor Bahru, Malacca and Sitiawan (Perak). Local buses are also available to Nilai and Banting, with SmartSelangor free shuttle available to Banting, Tanjung Sepat and Salak Tinggi.

Car

Kuala Lumpur International Airport is mainly served by tolless KLIA Expressway (Federal Route 26) which is an 11 kilometre direct road from KLIA Interchange of ELITE Expressway (E6) to both KLIA and KLIA2. The expressway also has connection to:

• KLIA Outer Ring Road (Federal 27) to KLIA mosque and Sepang International Circuit
• Labohan Dagang–Nilai Road (Federal 32) to Banting, Nilai and Salak Tinggi

The further end of the expressway leads to tolled ELITE Expressway, which connects it to the PLUS expressway networks (E1 North-South Expressway-North, E1 New Klang Valley Expressway and E2 North-South Expressway-South) which links to most of Klang Valley's major townships and further to Peninsular Malaysia's west coast states, to the extent of the border with Thailand and Singapore.

Expansion and developments

Plans

 

KLIA Aeropolis Masterplan

With the slight modification of the masterplan, the future Terminal 2's satellite terminal will be combined into one satellite terminal. The expansion of Terminal 2's satellite terminal will be exactly the same as Terminal 1's (the current Main Terminal) satellite terminal, where initially the satellite terminal will have four arms, and another four arms when the terminal reached its capacity. There is sufficient land and capacity to develop facilities to handle up to 97.5 million passengers a year, four runways by 2020 and two mega-terminals, each linked with satellite terminals.^[6]

Summary of Kuala Lumpur International Airport Masterplan

Phase	Year	Description
Phase 1	1998	Initial Capacity of 25 million Passenger Per Annum
	2006	Capable of Handling 35 million Passengers per annum with the construction of Low Cost Carrier Terminal
Phase 2	2008	Expansion of Low Cost Carrier Terminal to accommodate 40 Million Passengers per annum.
Phase 3	2011	New Low Cost Carrier Terminal will be constructed to accommodate additional 30 million (55 million) passengers Per Annum, Current Low Cost Carrier Terminal converted to cargo usage.
	Not fixed	Satellite Terminal B will be constructed to handle maximum of 75 million passengers. (One terminal accompanied by 2 satellite terminal and one low-cost carrier terminal)
Phase 4	Not fixed	Terminal 2 and Satellite Terminal C will be constructed so that the airport is capable to handle 97.5 million passengers.

A380 upgrades

The operator of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad, had spent about RM135 million (approx) to upgrade facilities at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang to accommodate the Airbus A380. KLIA is the only airport in Malaysia that accommodate the landing and take off of the A380. Upgrading works started on 3 April 2006, and was completed by 28 May 2007. Works include the provision of shoulders on both sides of the two existing runways of 15 meters as well as the taxiways, building additional aerobridges at the three departure halls, namely C17, C27 and C37, and enhancing the mezzanine lounges for upper deck passengers of the aircraft at the departure halls. Emirates operates flights to Kuala Lumpur with the Airbus A380 commenced on 1 January 2012.^[138] Malaysia Airlines also started its A380 services from Kuala Lumpur to London on 1 July 2012.^[139]

 

Panoramic view of Main Terminal Building and Contact Pier

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