Penang International Airport

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Penang International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang
IATA: PEN - ICAO: WMKP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves		Penang
Elevation AMSL		9 ft (3 m)
Coordinates		05°17′49.70″N, 100°16′36.71″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
04/22	11,003	3,354	Asphalt

Penang International Airport (IATA: PEN, ICAO: WMKP), previously known as Bayan Lepas International Airport, is situated in the Bayan Lepas area of Penang, Malaysia. The airport is located 16km (10 miles) south of Georgetown, the capital city of Penang. Airport facilities include an incoming and outgoing duty-free shop, restaurant, bank, foreign exchange office and car rental.

In 2005, over 2.8 million passengers used Penang International Airport. 31,173 aircraft movements were registered.[1]

The airport will be the hub of Firefly, a new airline from Malaysia Airlines.

There are also ongoing discussions between airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), Ministry of Transportation, and Asia's largest low cost carrier, AirAsia about setting up Malaysia's third low cost carrier terminal at the airport. Discussions are to be concluded in April 2007.^[1]

1 Airlines and destinations
- 1.1 Airlines and destinations
- 1.2 Cargo Airlines
2 External links
3 References

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Adam Air (Medan)
AirAsia (Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu)
- Thai AirAsia (Bangkok)
- Indonesia AirAsia (Medan)
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
China Airlines (Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan)
China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou)
Kartika Airlines (Batam, Jakarta, Medan)
Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
Lion Air / Wings (Medan)
Malaysia Airlines (Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Medan, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore)
- Firefly (Langkawi, Kota Bharu, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan, Koh Samui, Phuket)(Starts April 2)
Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
Xiamen Airlines (Xiamen)

International departure area of the airport

[edit] Cargo Airlines

[edit] External links

Official Site
World Aero Data airport information for WMKP

[edit] References

^ "Talks on low cost carrier terminal in Penang", The Star, February 8, 2007.

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