Kuala Lumpur International Airport
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Klang Valley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 70 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°44′36″N 101°41′53″E / 2.74333°N 101.69806°ECoordinates: 02°44′36″N 101°41′53″E / 2.74333°N 101.69806°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Passenger | 48,938,424 ( ) |
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| Airfreight (tonnes) | 726,230 ( 3.7%) |
| Aircraft movements | 354,519 ( 4.0%) |
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| Totals | Current | |
| Floor area | 737,249 m2 (7,935,680 sq ft) | |
| Handling capacity | 70 million passengers per annum | |
| Parking bays | 114 (aerobridge) 48 (remote) |
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| Main Terminal Building 1 & Contact Pier | ||
| Opened | 27 June 1998 | |
| Floor area | 336,000 m2 (3,620,000 sq ft) | |
| Handling capacity | 5 million passengers per annum | |
| Parking bays | 20 (aerobridge) 23 (remote) |
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| Satellite Terminal A | ||
| Opened | 27 June 1998 | |
| Floor area | 143,404 m2 (1,543,590 sq ft) | |
| Handling capacity | 20 million passengers per annum | |
| Parking bays | 26 (aerobridge) 15 (remote) |
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| Opened | 2 May 2014 | |
| Floor area | 257,845 m2 (2,775,420 sq ft) | |
| Handling capacity | 45 million passengers per annum | |
| Parking bays | 68 (aerobridge) 10 (remote) |
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| Bunga Raya Complex | ||
| Opened | 27 June 1998 | |
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| Parking bays | 1 | |
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur) (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) is Malaysia's main international airport and one of the major airports in South East Asia. Built at a cost of US$3.5 billion in Sepang district of Selangor, it is located approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Kuala Lumpur city centre and serves the Greater Klang Valley conurbation.
KLIA is the largest and busiest airport in Malaysia. In 2015, it handled 48,938,424 passengers and 726,230 tonnes of cargo. It is the world's 23rd-busiest airport by total passenger traffic.
The airport is operated by Malaysia Airports (MAHB) Sepang Sdn Bhd and is the major hub of Malaysia Airlines, MASkargo, AirAsia, AirAsia X, Malindo Air, UPS Airlines and Gading Sari.
The ground breaking ceremony for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) took place on 1 June 1993 when the government under Mahathir Mohamad decided that the existing Kuala Lumpur airport, then known as Subang International Airport (now Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport) could not handle future demand. The construction of the airport was done mainly by a few state owned construction companies as well as Ekovest Berhad – helmed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo. It was created as part of the Multimedia Super Corridor, a grand development plan for Malaysia. The chief architect who designed the new airport terminal was the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.
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