Langkawi International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Langkawi, Kedah (Malaysia)

IATA: LGK ICAO: WMKL

Longest Active Runway

12,500 ft

3,810 meters

Field Elevation

29 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

6.3297°, 99.7287°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #108 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#182 of 7558

Top 2.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Malaysia)

#2 of 7 in MY

#2 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+25%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LGK in numbers: 12,500 ft longest runway · tied #108 of 650 published · #182 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.4%) · #2 in Malaysia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LGK lies at 9 m (29 ft), #560 of 650 published airports by elevation and 13.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 40 ft below the Malaysia median (69 ft, 7 airports); JHB is highest at 135 ft, 106 ft higher than LGK.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), 53.7 NM, 10,007 ft. Next: PEN 70.1 NM. LGK has the longest runway in this radius, 1,503 ft over PEN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,500 ft (3,810 m)

LGK runway: 03/21 12,500 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 7 in Malaysia; KUL leads by 1,030 ft (13,530 ft). +25% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	12,500 ft (3810 m / 3.810 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ 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
Hat Yai International Airport (Hat Yai)	`HDY`	53.7 NM (99.5 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted
Penang International Airport (Penang)	`PEN`	70.1 NM (129.8 km)	10,997 ft	✅ Lighted

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