WMKP
Penang International Airport
MVFR
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Name
Penang International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
WMKP / PEN / WMKP
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
8:53 am (MST)
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Municipality
Penang
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Coordinates
5° 17′ 49″ N 100° 16′ 37″ E
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Elevation
10 ft (3 m MSL)
About Penang International Airport
Penang International Airport (PIA) (IATA: PEN, ICAO: WMKP) is an international airport in George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. The airport is located at the southeastern tip of Penang Island, 16 km (9.9 mi) south of the city centre, and serves the country's second largest conurbation.
As the main gateway into northwestern Malaysia, PIA is the third busiest airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger traffic, recording nearly 6.8 million tourist arrivals in 2023 alone. It is also the second busiest in the country by cargo handled and the highest in terms of export value, with RM365 billion in exports in 2023. Additionally, the airport is the main hub for local budget airline Firefly and one of AirAsia's operating bases.