Airports / Malaysia / LGK
Langkawi International Airport
WMKL / LGKLangkawi, MalaysiaELEV 29 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR).
Overview
Langkawi International Airport (WMKL / LGK) sits in Langkawi, Malaysia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 29 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LGK has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR, 41 nm), Hat Yai International Airport (HDY, 54 nm), and RMAF Butterworth Air Base (BWH, 65 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LGK vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LGK, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
WMKL
IATA
LGK
FAA / Local
WMKL
Elevation
29 ft
Coordinates
6.3297° N · 99.7287° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Malaysia fields
state range 10–3,350 ft
At 29 ft, LGK sits lower than 62% of the 29 Malaysia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 41nmAORSultan Abdul Halim AirportAlor Satar
- 54nmHDYHat Yai International AirportHat Yai
- 65nmBWHRMAF Butterworth Air BaseButterworth
- 70nmPENPenang International AirportPenang
- 71nmTSTTrang AirportTrang
- 73nmSGZSongkhla Airport
Location
Open the full mapWMKL · Langkawi International Airport · Langkawi, Malaysia