AirportsPenang International Airport is a large airport serving Penang, in Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PEN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PEN
- ICAO code
- WMKP
- City
- Penang
- State or region
- Penang
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.2963° N, 100.2762° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,352 m (10,997 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PEN means Penang International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WMKP. 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 5.2963° N, 100.2762° E. It stands 3 metres (11 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
Penang International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,352 metres (10,997 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,352 m 10,997 ft | 46 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 | 100 km |
| Pulau Pangkor AirportPangkor Island | PKG | 121 km |
| Sultan Azlan Shah AirportIpoh | IPH | 121 km |
| Langkawi International AirportLangkawi | LGK | 130 km |
| Hat Yai International AirportHat Yai, Thailand | HDY | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,557 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,342 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,267 km | 6 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,284 km | 12 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,871 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,054 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 602 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,255 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,895 km | 8 h 50 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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