Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Sepang, Selangor (Malaysia)

IATA: KUL ICAO: WMKK

Longest Active Runway

13,530 ft

4,124 meters

Field Elevation

69 ft

21 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

2.7456°, 101.7100°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#35 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#58 of 7558

Top 0.8% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Malaysia)

#1 of 7 in MY

#1 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+35.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KUL in numbers: 13,530 ft longest runway · #35 of 650 published · #58 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.8%) · #1 in Malaysia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KUL lies at 21 m (69 ft), #480 of 650 published airports by elevation and 23 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Malaysia median; JHB is highest at 135 ft, 66 ft higher than KUL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB), 25.1 NM, 12,401 ft. KUL has the longest runway in this radius, 1,129 ft over SZB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,530 ft (4,124 m)

KUL runways: 14L/32R 13,530 × 197 ft permanent paved (pem); 14R/32L 13,288 × 197 ft permanent paved (pem); 15/33 12,993 × 197 ft permanent paved (pem). National standing: #1 of 7 in Malaysia; 1,030 ft ahead of LGK (12,500 ft). +35.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14L/32R	13,530 ft (4124 m / 4.124 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14R/32L	13,288 ft (4050 m / 4.050 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15/33	12,993 ft (3960 m / 3.960 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Permanent Paved (PEM)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (Subang)	`SZB`	25.1 NM (46.5 km)	12,401 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →