List of the busiest airports in Malaysia
List of Malaysian airports
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The busiest airports in Malaysia are measured according to data presented by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.[1] Among all top 20 busiest airports, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is the only airport which can land the A380. KLIA also has the longest runway in Malaysia, with 1 4,124 and 2 4,000 m runways.
Passenger traffic
A passenger is described as a person who departs, arrives or passes in condition of transit through any airport located between the borders of Malaysia at any point of time during a year. The data presented here includes the total number of departure, arrival and transit passengers for the years selected, and for both domestic and international flights arriving in scheduled and non-scheduled services.[2]
| Airport name | State | City served | IATA | ICAO | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Selangor | Greater Kuala Lumpur | KUL | WMKK | 59,988,409 | 62,257,101 | 13,120,116 | 4,011,838 | 25,399,296 | 47,224,000 | 57,008,869 |
| Kota Kinabalu International Airport | Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | BKI | WBKK | 8,622,488 | 9,443,275 | 2,300,884 | 1,123,575 | 5,022,756 | 7,035,170 | 7,954,338 |
| Penang International Airport | Penang | George Town | PEN | WMKP | 7,790,423 | 8,316,050 | 1,814,266 | 543,519 | 4,275,123 | 6,781,059 | 7,641,625 |
| Kuching International Airport | Sarawak | Kuching | KCH | WBGG | 5,564,722 | 5,947,478 | 1,778,519 | 840,553 | 4,340,070 | 5,327,787 | 5,383,947 |
| Senai International Airport | Johor | Johor Bahru | JHB | WMKJ | 3,522,576 | 4,270,144 | 1,096,330 | 371,154 | 2,216,136 | 3,010,018 | 3,360,906 |
| Langkawi International Airport | Kedah | Langkawi | LGK | WMKL | 2,735,703 | 2,945,963 | 966,789 | 762,142 | 2,240,416 | 2,501,717 | 2,547,358 |
| Miri Airport | Sarawak | Miri | MYY | WBGR | 2,350,700 | 2,435,493 | 874,661 | 509,367 | 1,775,238 | 2,195,063 | 2,066,969 |
| Tawau Airport | Sabah | Tawau | TWU | WBKW | 1,642,171 | 1,832,368 | 571,800 | 415,977 | 1,377,644 | 1,710,472 | 1,961,577 |
| Sultan Ismail Petra Airport | Kelantan | Kota Bharu | KBR | WMKC | 1,688,625 | 1,789,516 | 711,285 | 501,930 | 1,384,903 | 1,581,759 | 1,473,065 |
| Sibu Airport | Sarawak | Sibu | SBW | WBGS | 1,579,528 | 1,750,876 | 569,625 | 243,350 | 1,233,824 | 1,548,423 | 1,459,036 |
| Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur | SZB | WMSA | 1,964,059 | 2,259,587 | 949,508 | 577,984 | 1,547,253 | 1,376,030 | 1,422,334 |
| Sandakan Airport | Sabah | Sandakan | SDK | WMKS | 950,861 | 1,083,090 | 361,955 | 245,244 | 793,536 | - | 980,342 |
| Bintulu Airport | Sarawak | Bintulu | BTU | WBGB | 923,033 | 1,114,326 | 369,802 | 166,236 | - | - | 850,088 |
| Sultan Mahmud Airport | Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | TGG | WMKN | 894,737 | 910,801 | 300,945 | 165,649 | - | - | 651,572 |
| Sultan Abdul Halim Airport | Kedah | Alor Setar | AOR | WMKA | 817,253 | 919,887 | 275,742 | 165,678 | - | - | 546,916 |
Cargo traffic
The following is a list of 10 busiest airports in Malaysia in terms of cargo handling traffic. The cargo numbers are in metric tonnes.
| Airport name | State | City served | IATA | ICAO | 2012 (tonnes) | 2013 (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur | KUL | WMKK | 673,107 | 680,983 |
| Penang International Airport | Penang | George Town | PEN | WMKP | 123,246 | 153,703 |
| Subang Airport | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur | SZB | WMSA | 22,680 | 26,443 |
| Kuching International Airport | Sarawak | Kuching | KCH | WBGG | 15,810 | 21,993 |
| Kota Kinabalu International Airport | Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | BKI | WBKK | 23,563 | 21,922 |
| Miri Airport | Sarawak | Miri | MYY | WBGR | 9,879 | 9,800 |
| Labuan Airport | Wilayah Persekutuan | Labuan | LBU | WBKL | 6,071 | 9,329 |
| Senai International Airport | Johor | Johor Bahru | JHB | WMKJ | 3,149 | 3,443 |
| Sandakan Airport | Sabah | Sandakan | SDK | WBKS | 2,479 | 2,894 |
| Tawau Airport | Sabah | Tawau | TWU | WBKW | 2,489 | 2,844 |
Aircraft movements
The following is a list of the 10 busiest airports in Malaysia in terms of commercial aircraft movements (take-off and landing).
| Airport name | State | City served | IATA | ICAO | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur | KUL | WMKK | 407,315 | 124,529 | 73,673 | 198,302 | 319,054 |
| Penang International Airport | Penang | George Town | PEN | WMKP | 78,400 | 28,497 | 15,978 | 46,257 | 59,578 |
| Kota Kinabalu International Airport | Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | BKI | WBKK | 82,125 | 29,214 | 21,126 | 49,876 | 58,323 |
| Kuching International Airport | Sarawak | Kuching | KCH | WBGG | 53,610 | 25,069 | 18,308 | 42,126 | 45,781 |
| Senai International Airport | Johor | Johor Bahru | JHB | WMKJ | 58,313 | 21,481 | 8,988 | 33,098 | 42,029 |
| Miri Airport | Sarawak | Miri | MYY | WBGR | 42,076 | 24,902 | 20,326 | 35,225 | 37,366 |
| Subang Airport | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur | SZB | WMSA | 52,082 | 29,091 | 22,352 | 43,110 | 33,725 |
| Langkawi International Airport | Kedah | Langkawi | LGK | WMKL | 25,673 | 10,385 | 7,483 | 20,673 | 19,374 |
| Sultan Ismail Petra Airport | Kelantan | Kota Bharu | KBR | WMKC | 24,514 | 13,117 | 9,527 | 19,027 | 18,403 |
| Sibu Airport | Sarawak | Sibu | SBW | WBGS | 16,753 | 7,120 | 3,538 | 12,002 | 13,608 |
| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad,[3] Ministry of Transport[4] | |||||||||
Busiest air routes
As of 2023, the busiest domestic route in Malaysia is the Kuala Lumpur - Kota Kinabalu - Kuala Lumpur sector, with over 160 flights weekly. The busiest international route from Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur sector with over 255 flights weekly. In addition, the busiest non-Kuala Lumpur based domestic route is Kota Kinabalu - Tawau - Kota Kinabalu sector with more than 50 flights weekly.