Penang International Airport
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Penang International Airport (PIA) (IATA: PEN, ICAO: WMKP) is an international airport in George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. The airport is located at the southeastern tip of Penang Island, 16 km (9.9 mi) south of the city centre, and serves the country's second largest conurbation.[1]
Penang International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||
Serves | George Town Conurbation | ||||||||||
Location | Bayan Lepas, George Town, Penang, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Opened | 1935; 89 years ago (1935) | ||||||||||
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Operating base for | AirAsia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 05°17′49.7″N 100°16′36.71″E | ||||||||||
Website | airports | ||||||||||
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As the main gateway into northwestern Malaysia, PIA is the third busiest airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger traffic, recording 8.3 million tourist arrivals in 2019 alone.[2] It is also the second busiest in the country by cargo handled and the highest in terms of export value, with RM385 billion in exports in 2020. Additionally, the airport is the main hub for local budget airline Firefly and one of AirAsia's operating bases.[3]