AirportsLangkawi International Airport is a large airport serving Langkawi, in Kedah, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LGK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LGK
- ICAO code
- WMKL
- City
- Langkawi
- State or region
- Kedah
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.3297° N, 99.7287° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (29 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,810 m (12,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LGK means Langkawi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WMKL. 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 6.3297° N, 99.7287° E. It stands 9 metres (29 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Alor Setar, about 74 km away in a straight line.
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
Langkawi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,810 metres (12,500 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,810 m 12,500 ft | 45 m | 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 Halim AirportAlor Satar | AOR | 76 km |
| Hat Yai International AirportHat Yai, Thailand | HDY | 99 km |
| Penang International AirportPenang | PEN | 130 km |
| Trang AirportTrang, Thailand | TST | 132 km |
| Krabi International AirportKrabi, Thailand | KBV | 213 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,431 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,233 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,158 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,156 km | 12 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,750 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,004 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 728 km | 1 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,217 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,017 km | 8 h 55 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.
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