Airports / Malaysia / PEN
Penang International Airport
WMKP / PENPenang, MalaysiaELEV 11 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
RMAF Butterworth Air Base (BWH).
Overview
Penang International Airport (WMKP / PEN) sits in Penang, Malaysia, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 11 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list PEN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are RMAF Butterworth Air Base (BWH, 12 nm), Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR, 54 nm), and Betong International Airport (BTZ, 60 nm).
Trip costs from PEN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PEN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
WMKP
IATA
PEN
FAA / Local
WMKP
Elevation
11 ft
Coordinates
5.2963° N · 100.2762° 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 11 ft, PEN sits lower than 90% 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.
- 12nmBWHRMAF Butterworth Air BaseButterworth
- 54nmAORSultan Abdul Halim AirportAlor Satar
- 60nmBTZBetong International AirportBetong
- 66nmIPHSultan Azlan Shah AirportIpoh
- 70nmLGKLangkawi International AirportLangkawi
- 99nmHDYHat Yai International AirportHat Yai
Location
Open the full mapWMKP · Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia