Penang International Airport

Penang International Airport
Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang
槟城国际机场
IATA: PEN – ICAO: WMKP
– WMO: 48601
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Penang, Malaysia
Location Bayan Lepas, Penang, West Malaysia
Hub for
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 11 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 05°17′50″N 100°16′36″E / 5.29722°N 100.27667°E / 5.29722; 100.27667Coordinates: 05°17′50″N 100°16′36″E / 5.29722°N 100.27667°E / 5.29722; 100.27667
Map
PEN/WMKP

Location in Peninsular Malaysia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,352 10,997 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger 6,258,756 (Increase 3.6%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 130,392 (Decrease 7.7%)
Aircraft movements 66,670 (Increase 1.4%)

Penang International Airport (IATA: PEN, ICAO: WMKP), previously known as the Bayan Lepas International Airport, is situated outside the Bayan Lepas suburb in Southwest Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia. The airport is located 14 km (8.7 mi)[1] south of George Town, the capital city of Penang. It is the oldest airport in the country, being opened in 1935 when Penang was part of the Straits Settlements.

Penang International Airport is a medium-sized airport with good connections to major cities in South East Asia. The airport serves as the main airport for the northern region of Malaysia. Passengers arriving or departing from the north will have a view of George Town, Butterworth, and both the Penang Bridge and the Second Penang Bridge. Waiting times for check-in and baggage claims are relatively short compared to other larger regional airports. The airport is not crowded and basic facilities are available for users.

In 2013, over 5.48 million passengers transited through the Penang International Airport. 60,020 aircraft movements were registered.[2] Penang International Airport is the third busiest airport in the country, after Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport, and second busiest in terms of international passenger and cargo traffic after Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The airport is one of the hubs of the low-cost carrier AirAsia.[3]

Penang International Airport won the Best Emerging Airport (Asia) award in the 23rd annual Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards 2009 (AFSCA) and Airport of the Year (below 15 million passenger annually) in the 2009 Frost and Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace and Defence Awards.

Facilities

Passenger terminal after renovation in 2012
Passenger check-in counters

There are ongoing discussions between airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), Ministry of Transportation, and Asia's largest low cost carrier, AirAsia about setting up Malaysia's third low cost carrier terminal at the airport.[4] In October 2008, Firefly was urged by the Chief Minister of Penang, Lim Guan Eng to build a budget terminal, termed "community terminal" to better cater for the needs of budget travellers. He also called on the Federal Government and MAHB to consider renovating the current airport terminal to higher standards.[5]

The airport has been a source of contention between the Penang state government and the Malaysian federal government. In recent years, calls by the Penang state government to expand the airport largely went unheeded by the Malaysian federal government, even though the airport is reaching its maximum capacity of 6.5 million passengers.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Ho Chi Minh City, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching, Langkawi, Medan, Singapore, Yangon
Cathay Dragon Hong Kong
China Airlines Taipei–Taoyuan
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou
Firefly Banda Aceh, Kota Bharu, Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Langkawi, Phuket
Indonesia AirAsia Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Medan, Surabaya
Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore
Lion Air Medan
Lucky Air Kunming (begins 20 December 2016)[7]
Malaysia Airlines Kota Kinabalu,[8] Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching,[8] Shenzhen (begins 17 August 2017), Shanghai-Pudong (begins 17 August 2017) [9]
Hajj: Jeddah, Medina
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuala Lumpur–Subang, Malacca, Sanya, Wuhan[10]
SilkAir Singapore
Sriwijaya Air Medan
Thai AirAsia Bangkok–Don Mueang
Thai Airways
operated by Thai Smile 		Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Tigerair Singapore

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Air Hong KongHong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City
Cathay Pacific Cargo Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh,[11] Singapore
China Airlines CargoHo Chi Minh City, Manila, Taipei–Taoyuan
EVA Air CargoHong Kong, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan[12]
FedEx ExpressBangkok-Suvarnabhumi,Guangzhou,Kuala Lumpur-International, Taipei-Taoyuan
Korean Air CargoJakarta–Soekarno Hatta, Manila, Seoul–Incheon
MASkargoKuala Lumpur–International, Shanghai–Pudong, Tokyo–Narita

Traffic and statistics

A Firefly ATR72-500 departing Penang
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 arriving in Penang International Airport
Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300 parked at PEN
A China Airlines Airbus A340-300 taxiing in Penang International Airport
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
20032,334,669Steady197,567Steady30,558Steady
20042,987,993Increase 28.0212,369Increase 7.533,069Increase 8.2
20052,834,545Decrease 5.1221,971Increase 4.534,616Increase 4.7
20063,103,772Increase 9.5225,952Increase 1.836,259Increase 4.7
20073,173,117Increase 2.2208,582Decrease 7.739,265Increase 8.3
20083,405,762Increase 7.3192,936Decrease 7.543,796Increase 11.5
20093,325,423Decrease 2.4137,775Decrease 28.643,621Decrease 0.4
20104,166,969Increase 25.3147,057Increase 6.750,205Increase 15.1
20114,600,274Increase 10.4131,846Decrease 10.354,713Increase 9.0
20124,767,815Increase 3.6123,246Decrease 6.553,766Decrease 1.7
20135,487,751Increase 15.1153,703Increase 24.760,020Increase 11.6
20146,041,583Increase 10.1141,213Decrease 8.165,734Increase 9.5
20156,258,756Increase 3.6130,392Decrease 7.766,670Increase 1.4
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[13]
Busiest international flights Out of Penang International Airport by Frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airlines
1 Singapore 100 3K, AK, MI, TR, OD
2 Indonesia, Medan 85 AK, FY, JT, SJ, QZ
3 Hong Kong 15 KA
4 Indonesia, Jakarta 15 QZ
5 Indonesia, Banda Aceh 10 FY
6 Thailand, Bangkok (BKK) 10 TG
7 Thailand, Bangkok (DMK) 10 FD
8 China, Guangzhou 10 CZ
9 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City 7 AK
10 Taiwan, Taipei 7 CI
11 Thailand, Phuket 7 FY
12 Indonesia, Surabaya 5 QZ
13 Thailand, Koh Samui 5 FY
14 Thailand, Krabi 5 FY
15 Myanmar, Yangon 5 AK
16 China, Shanghai 4 (Begins 17 August 2017) MH
17 China, Shenzhen 3 (Begins 17 August 2017) MH
Busiest domestic flights Out of Penang International Airport by Frequency
RankDestinationsFrequency (Weekly)Airlines
1 Selangor, Subang (SZB) 170 FY, OD
2 Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) 150 AK, MH, OD
3 Kedah, Langkawi 35 AK, FY, OD
4 Johor, Johor Bahru 25 AK
5 Kelantan, Kota Bharu 25 FY, OD
6 Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 15 AK
7 Sarawak, Kuching 15 AK
8 Malacca, Malacca 7 OD
9 Pahang, Kuantan 5 FY

References

  1. ↑ WMKP – PENANG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  2. ↑ "Malaysia Airports". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "AirAsia to turn Penang into fourth hub in Malaysia". The Star. 8 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Talks on low cost carrier terminal in Penang". The Star. 8 February 2007.
  5. ↑ "Build Terminal, Airline Urged". The Star. 28 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Guan Eng demands Putrajaya approve Penang International Airport expansion now". 1 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lucky Air schedules new SE Asia routes in W16". routesonline. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  8. 1 2 "MAS to fly to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching from Penang starting Nov 18". The Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Corporate Info - Press Room - Latest - 4 Nov 2016 - Malaysia Airlines". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Malindo Air Plans Wuhan Service from late-June 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  11. ↑ 2016, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Cathay Pacific Cargo Adds Phnom Penh Service from late-Nov 2014". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "EVA Air Cargo Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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