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Busiest international routes (2018)

Rank	Airport	Passengers	% change 2017 / 18
1	Singapore	4,097,000	0.3
2	Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta	2,716,808	7.4
3	Denpasar	1,587,021	9.3
4	Hong Kong	1,580,320	Decrease 0.3
5	Bangkok–Don Mueang	1,416,402	Decrease 5.9
6	Ho Chi Minh City	1,210,912	Decrease 1.5
7	Taipei–Taoyuan	1,194,894	Increase 4.9
8	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	1,137,861	Increase 2.9
9	Seoul–Incheon	1,040,495	Increase 23.9
10	Medan	891,435	Increase 7.1
11	Phuket	862,853	Increase 9.0
12	Dubai	861,235	Increase 1.5
13	Dhaka	819,338	Decrease 2.0
14	Manila	813,810	Increase 5.2
15	Shanghai–Pudong	808,145	Increase 17.5
16	Guangzhou	796,533	Increase 6.8
17	Surabaya	784,690	Increase 17.1
18	Melbourne	753,334	Decrease 7.2
19	Jeddah	710,001	Increase 22.8
20	Sydney	673,029	Decrease 8.7
21	Tokyo–Narita	604,340	Increase 15.0
22	Chennai	602,304	Increase 27.2
23	Colombo	572,480	Decrease 9.8
24	Perth	550,574	Decrease 17.1
25	Beijing–Capital	548,736	Decrease 19.1
26	Tiruchirappalli	532,307	Decrease 15.8
27	London–Heathrow	521,253	Decrease 24.7
28	Delhi	519,941	Increase 7.7
29	Phnom Penh	518,383	Increase 22.3
30	Hanoi	513,111	Increase 13.2
31	Doha	480,210	Decrease 13.8
32	Shenzhen	436,991	Increase 5.6
33	Kathmandu	416,025	Decrease 12.2
34	Osaka–Kansai	404,307	Decrease 13.8
35	Bandar Seri Begawan	401,537	Increase 0.7
36	Tokyo–Haneda	369,490	Increase 2.1
37	Bandung	363,020	Decrease 6.1
38	Yangon	340,374	Decrease 0.4
39	Mumbai	311,861	Decrease 6.3
40	Krabi	297,401	Decrease 3.7
41	Kochi	282,371	Decrease 16.5
42	Bangalore	282,009	Increase 21.0
43	Medina	278,400	Decrease 14.9
44	Muscat	278,310	Increase 31.9
45	Yogyakarta	253,525	Decrease 15.1
46	Macau	252,095	Increase 11.8
47	Auckland	249,539	Decrease 7.1
48	Padang	246,505	Increase 16.1
49	Kunming	234,401	Increase 45.2
50	Hyderabad	229,622	Increase 7.9
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Busiest domestic routes (2018)

Rank	Airport	Passengers	% change 2017 / 18
1	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	2,830,380	Increase 0.5
2	Penang, Penang	2,342,496	Increase 3.4
3	Kuching, Sarawak	2,290,698	Decrease 0.6
4	Langkawi, Kedah	1,819,656	Decrease 5.3
5	Kota Bharu, Kelantan	1,172,271	Decrease 7.1
6	Johor Bahru, Johor	975,700	Increase 10.1
7	Miri, Sarawak	832,889	Decrease 1.0
8	Sibu, Sarawak	734,555	Increase 1.4
9	Tawau, Sabah	725,403	Increase 12.4
10	Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu	686,225	Increase 5.7
Source: Ministry of Transport Malaysia

Operational statistics of Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Year	Passengers handled	Passenger % Change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % Change	Aircraft movements	Aircraft % Change
1998	6,524,405	Template:Nochange	156,641	Template:Nochange	64,123	Template:Nochange
1999	13,172,635	Increase 101.9	417,068	Increase 166.3	116,589	Increase 81.8
2000	14,732,876	Increase 11.8	510,594	Increase 22.4	109,925	Decrease 5.7
2001	14,538,831	Decrease 1.3	440,864	Decrease 13.6	113,590	Increase 3.3
2002	16,398,230	Increase 12.8	527,124	Increase 19.6	127,952	Increase 12.6
2003	17,454,564	Increase 6.4	586,195	Increase 11.2	139,947	Increase 9.4
2004	21,058,572	Increase 20.6	651,747	Increase 11.2	165,115	Increase 18.0
2005	23,213,926	Increase 10.2	653,654	Increase 0.3	182,537	Increase 10.5
2006	24,129,748	Increase 4.0	672,888	Increase 3.0	183,869	Increase 0.7
2007	26,453,379	Increase 9.6	644,100	Decrease 4.3	193,710	Increase 5.3
2008	27,529,355	Increase 4.1	649,077	Increase 0.8	211,228	Increase 9.0
2009	29,682,093	Increase 7.8	584,559	Decrease 10.0	226,751	Increase 7.3
2010	34,087,636	Increase 14.8	674,902	Increase 15.4	245,650	Increase 8.3
2011	37,704,510	Increase 10.6	669,849	Decrease 0.7	269,509	Increase 9.7
2012	39,887,866	Increase 5.8	673,107	Increase 0.5	283,352	Increase 5.1
2013	47,498,157	Increase 19.1	680,982	Increase 1.2	326,678	Increase 15.3
2014	48,930,409	Increase 3.0	753,899	Increase 10.7	340,821	Increase 4.3
2015	48,938,424	Template:Nochange 0.0	726,230	Decrease 3.7	354,519	Increase 4.0
2016	52,643,511	Increase 7.6	642,558	Decrease 11.5	356,614	Increase 0.6
2017	58,554,627	Increase 11.2	710,186	Increase 10.5	387,234	Increase 8.6
2018	59,988,409	Increase 2.4	714,669	Increase 0.6	399,827	Increase 3.3

Total passenger movements by countries (2018)

Rank	Country	Passengers movement	% change 2017 / 18
1	Indonesia	7,792,194	Increase 6.2
2	China	4,703,041	Increase 8.4
3	Thailand	4,212,887	Decrease 1.3
4	Singapore	4,097,000	Increase 0.3
5	India	3,250,736	Increase 7.7
6	Australia	2,343,155	Decrease 8.7
7	Vietnam	1,983,727	Increase 8.7
8	Hong Kong	1,580,320	Decrease 0.3
9	Japan	1,503,733	Increase 1.0
10	South Korea	1,302,689	Increase 32.2
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Largest airlines by passengers (2018)

Rank	Airlines	Passengers carried	% market share
1	AirAsia	22,749,737	37.9
2	Malaysia Airlines	13,403,931	22.3
3	AirAsia X	5,643,538	9.4
4	Malindo Air	4,438,320	7.4
5	Indonesia AirAsia	1,269,368	2.1
6	Emirates	861,235	1.4
7	Cathay Dragon	722,029	1.2
8	Saudia	565,768	0.9
9	SilkAir	565,158	0.9
10	Lion Air	534,406	0.9
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Busiest international freight routes (2018)

Rank	Airport	Freight (tonnes)	% change 2017 / 18
1	Hong Kong	50,378	Decrease 11.3
2	Taipei–Taoyuan	34,800	Increase 11.7
3	Seoul–Incheon	31,708	Increase 0.5
4	Shanghai–Pudong	30,394	Decrease 16.4
5	Singapore	29,711	Decrease 2.6
6	Tokyo–Narita	28,584	Increase 9.2
7	Doha	24,177	Decrease 5.9
8	Melbourne	23,818	Increase 3.8
9	Sydney	22,464	Increase 3.0
10	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	19,960	Increase 15.9
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad