Module 22 -Air Transport

Modul 22 (Air Transport) 10.02


3. List of 6 International Airports in Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia
a. Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) ,Sepang, Kuala Lumpur
b. Langkawi International Airport ,Padang Matsirat,Langkawi Island, Kedah
c. Penang International Airport , Bayan Lepas, Penang
d. Senai International Airport , Johor Bahru, Johore
Sabah
a. Kota Kinabalu International Airport , Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Sarawak
a. Kuching International Airport, Kuching, Sarawak


Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA.)
It is Malaysia's main international airport situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about 50 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur. KLIA was built at a cost of some US$3.5 billion. The planning of building KLIA began in the year 1990 after the Malaysian government felt that the existing Subang International Airport was unable to cater future traffic.
It was officially opened on 27th June, 1998 just ready to accommodate the arrivals of foreign tourist in conjunction of the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport is capable of handling 35 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year in its current phase. As of 2007, it was ranked as the 13th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, and is the 7th busiest international airport in Asia.
Langkawi .International Airport, Kedah
Langkawi International Airport is an airport located on a duty-free island of Langkawi which is under the administration of Kedah state. The airport is situated at Padang Matsirat and is about 25 minutes of driving from Langkawi main town of Kuah. Flights between Kuala Lumpur take about 60 minutes.
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.
Currently AirAsia, Firefly, MAS, SilkAir and Tiger Air are commuting with Langkawi International Airport.

Penang International Airport
Penang International Airport which was previously known as Bayan Lepas International Airport is strategically situated in Bayan Lepas area which is about 16 km south ward of Georgetown, Penang. It is equipped with facilities such as duty-free shops, restaurant, bank, foreign exchange office and car rental services companies.
It’s location which is close and within a short travelling range between the Penang Bridge linking the mainland to the island. It is a medium size airport in which waiting time for check in is relatively short. Majority of the tourists from nearby country such as Thailand prefer to Penang International Airport due to the common basic amenities easily available and had made their travel very comfortable.
In 2008, over 3.4 million passengers used Penang International Airport and had since recorded 43,796 aircraft traffic. It had also being a hub of 2 low cost carriers which is Firefly and Airasia.
Ever since the current Penang State Government is planning on building a new Low Cost Carrier Terminal in due future.

Senai International Airport
Opened in 1974, it serves the state of Johor as well as people from the southern states of Peninsular Malaysia. Senai International Airport serves as one of the three Malaysian hubs of AirAsia. The objective of the establishment of Senai International Airport is to prevent the leakage of passengers and cargo traffic to Singapore. Located strategically in the Iskandar Malaysia.

Currently it is being managed by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd , the first independent airport operator taking over the responsibilities of Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) .
Senai Intenational Airport currently had 4 passenger airlines to 11 destinations and 3 cargo airlines to 2 destinations.

The 4 airlines are Airasia, Firefly, Indonesia Airasia and MAS.