Penang is directly accessible from 25 major local and regional airports, and over 100 local and international destinations via the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2).
Located in Bayan Lepas, the Penang International Airport is
- 16 km or a 30 minutes’ drive from George Town
- 30km or a 45 minutes’ from Seberang Perai
- 32 km or a 1 hour’s drive from Batu Feringghi
- 326 kilometres or a 50 minutes’ flight from KLIA
- 603 km or a 1 hour 30 minutes’ flight from Singapore Changi
Direct air links between Penang and major Asian Cities:
FREQUENCY OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
No | Sector | Airline | Total/Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Don Mueang (Bangkok) |
AirAsia |
14 |
21 |
2 |
Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok) |
Thai Smile |
7 | |
3 |
Singapore |
AirAsia |
27 |
67 |
Jetstar |
8 | |||
Tiger Airways |
18 | |||
Singapore Airlines |
14 | |||
4 |
Medan |
AirAsia |
23 |
51 |
Lion Air |
21 | |||
Citilink |
7 | |||
5 |
Jakarta |
AirAsia |
3 |
3 |
6 |
Surabaya |
AirAsia |
3 |
3 |
7 |
Banda Aceh |
Firefly |
4 |
11 |
Malindo |
7 | |||
8 |
Phuket |
Firefly |
4 |
4 |
9 |
Taipei |
China Airlines |
9 |
13 |
STARLUX Airlines |
4 | |||
10 |
Ho Chi Minh City |
AirAsia |
5 |
12 |
Vietnam Airlines |
7 | |||
11 |
Despensar |
AirAsia |
2 |
2 |
Total |
191 | |||
FREQUENCY OF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
No | Sector | Airline | Total/Week | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
KLIA |
AirAsia |
52 |
117 |
MAS |
42 | |||
Malindo/Batik Air |
9 | |||
MyAirline |
14 | |||
2 |
Subang |
Firefly |
63 |
77 |
Malindo/Batik Air |
14 | |||
3 |
Langkawi |
AirAsia |
21 |
31 |
Firefly |
10 | |||
4 |
Johor Bahru |
AirAsia |
35 |
56 |
Firefly |
21 | |||
5 |
Kota Kinabalu |
AirAsia |
14 |
28 |
Firefly |
14 | |||
6 |
Kota Bharu |
AirAsia |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Kuching |
AirAsia |
14 |
28 |
Firefly |
14 | |||
8 |
Melaka |
Batik Air |
7 |
7 |
Total |
351 | |||