AirportsKuala Lumpur International Airport is a large airport serving Sepang, in Selangor, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KUL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KUL
- ICAO code
- WMKK
- City
- Sepang
- State or region
- Selangor
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 2.7456° N, 101.7100° E
- Elevation
- 21 m (69 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,124 m (13,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KUL means Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WMKK. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 2.7456° N, 101.7100° E. It stands 21 metres (69 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuala Lumpur, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kuala Lumpur International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,124 metres (13,530 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 4,124 m 13,530 ft | 60 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 4,050 m 13,288 ft | 60 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 3,960 m 12,993 ft | 60 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International AirportSubang | SZB | 46 km |
| Malacca International AirportMalacca | MKZ | 81 km |
| Pinang Kampai AirportDumai, Indonesia | DUM | 130 km |
| Kuantan AirportKuantan | KUA | 202 km |
| Pulau Pangkor AirportPangkor Island | PKG | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,877 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,624 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,548 km | 7 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,605 km | 13 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,169 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,163 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 297 km | 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,351 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,585 km | 8 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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