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 |
0.3
|
| 5 |
Bangkok–Don Mueang |
1,416,402 |
5.9
|
| 6 |
Ho Chi Minh City |
1,210,912 |
1.5
|
| 7 |
Taipei–Taoyuan |
1,194,894 |
4.9
|
| 8 |
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
1,137,861 |
2.9
|
| 9 |
Seoul–Incheon |
1,040,495 |
23.9
|
| 10 |
Medan |
891,435 |
7.1
|
| 11 |
Phuket |
862,853 |
9.0
|
| 12 |
Dubai |
861,235 |
1.5
|
| 13 |
Dhaka |
819,338 |
2.0
|
| 14 |
Manila |
813,810 |
5.2
|
| 15 |
Shanghai–Pudong |
808,145 |
17.5
|
| 16 |
Guangzhou |
796,533 |
6.8
|
| 17 |
Surabaya |
784,690 |
17.1
|
| 18 |
Melbourne |
753,334 |
7.2
|
| 19 |
Jeddah |
710,001 |
22.8
|
| 20 |
Sydney |
673,029 |
8.7
|
| 21 |
Tokyo–Narita |
604,340 |
15.0
|
| 22 |
Chennai |
602,304 |
27.2
|
| 23 |
Colombo |
572,480 |
9.8
|
| 24 |
Perth |
550,574 |
17.1
|
| 25 |
Beijing–Capital |
548,736 |
19.1
|
| 26 |
Tiruchirappalli |
532,307 |
15.8
|
| 27 |
London–Heathrow |
521,253 |
24.7
|
| 28 |
Delhi |
519,941 |
7.7
|
| 29 |
Phnom Penh |
518,383 |
22.3
|
| 30 |
Hanoi |
513,111 |
13.2
|
| 31 |
Doha |
480,210 |
13.8
|
| 32 |
Shenzhen |
436,991 |
5.6
|
| 33 |
Kathmandu |
416,025 |
12.2
|
| 34 |
Osaka–Kansai |
404,307 |
13.8
|
| 35 |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
401,537 |
0.7
|
| 36 |
Tokyo–Haneda |
369,490 |
2.1
|
| 37 |
Bandung |
363,020 |
6.1
|
| 38 |
Yangon |
340,374 |
0.4
|
| 39 |
Mumbai |
311,861 |
6.3
|
| 40 |
Krabi |
297,401 |
3.7
|
| 41 |
Kochi |
282,371 |
16.5
|
| 42 |
Bangalore |
282,009 |
21.0
|
| 43 |
Medina |
278,400 |
14.9
|
| 44 |
Muscat |
278,310 |
31.9
|
| 45 |
Yogyakarta |
253,525 |
15.1
|
| 46 |
Macau |
252,095 |
11.8
|
| 47 |
Auckland |
249,539 |
7.1
|
| 48 |
Padang |
246,505 |
16.1
|
| 49 |
Kunming |
234,401 |
45.2
|
| 50 |
Hyderabad |
229,622 |
7.9
|
| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[1]
|
Busiest domestic routes (2018)
| Rank |
Airport |
Passengers |
% change 2017 / 18
|
| 1 |
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
2,830,380 |
0.5
|
| 2 |
Penang, Penang |
2,342,496 |
3.4
|
| 3 |
Kuching, Sarawak |
2,290,698 |
0.6
|
| 4 |
Langkawi, Kedah |
1,819,656 |
5.3
|
| 5 |
Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
1,172,271 |
7.1
|
| 6 |
Johor Bahru, Johor |
975,700 |
10.1
|
| 7 |
Miri, Sarawak |
832,889 |
1.0
|
| 8 |
Sibu, Sarawak |
734,555 |
1.4
|
| 9 |
Tawau, Sabah |
725,403 |
12.4
|
| 10 |
Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu |
686,225 |
5.7
|
| Source: Ministry of Transport Malaysia[2]
|
|
Operational statistics of Kuala Lumpur International Airport[1]
| 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 |
101.9 |
417,068 |
166.3 |
116,589 |
81.8
|
| 2000 |
14,732,876 |
11.8 |
510,594 |
22.4 |
109,925 |
5.7
|
| 2001 |
14,538,831 |
1.3 |
440,864 |
13.6 |
113,590 |
3.3
|
| 2002 |
16,398,230 |
12.8 |
527,124 |
19.6 |
127,952 |
12.6
|
| 2003 |
17,454,564 |
6.4 |
586,195 |
11.2 |
139,947 |
9.4
|
| 2004 |
21,058,572 |
20.6 |
651,747 |
11.2 |
165,115 |
18.0
|
| 2005 |
23,213,926 |
10.2 |
653,654 |
0.3 |
182,537 |
10.5
|
| 2006 |
24,129,748 |
4.0 |
672,888 |
3.0 |
183,869 |
0.7
|
| 2007 |
26,453,379 |
9.6 |
644,100 |
4.3 |
193,710 |
5.3
|
| 2008 |
27,529,355 |
4.1 |
649,077 |
0.8 |
211,228 |
9.0
|
| 2009 |
29,682,093 |
7.8 |
584,559 |
10.0 |
226,751 |
7.3
|
| 2010 |
34,087,636 |
14.8 |
674,902 |
15.4 |
245,650 |
8.3
|
| 2011 |
37,704,510 |
10.6 |
669,849 |
0.7 |
269,509 |
9.7
|
| 2012 |
39,887,866 |
5.8 |
673,107 |
0.5 |
283,352 |
5.1
|
| 2013 |
47,498,157 |
19.1 |
680,982 |
1.2 |
326,678 |
15.3
|
| 2014 |
48,930,409 |
3.0 |
753,899 |
10.7 |
340,821 |
4.3
|
| 2015 |
48,938,424 |
Template:Nochange 0.0 |
726,230 |
3.7 |
354,519 |
4.0
|
| 2016 |
52,643,511 |
7.6 |
642,558 |
11.5 |
356,614 |
0.6
|
| 2017 |
58,554,627 |
11.2 |
710,186 |
10.5 |
387,234 |
8.6
|
| 2018 |
59,988,409 |
2.4 |
714,669 |
0.6 |
399,827 |
3.3
|
Total passenger movements by countries (2018)
| Rank |
Country |
Passengers movement |
% change 2017 / 18
|
| 1 |
Indonesia |
7,792,194 |
6.2
|
| 2 |
China |
4,703,041 |
8.4
|
| 3 |
Thailand |
4,212,887 |
1.3
|
| 4 |
Singapore |
4,097,000 |
0.3
|
| 5 |
India |
3,250,736 |
7.7
|
| 6 |
Australia |
2,343,155 |
8.7
|
| 7 |
Vietnam |
1,983,727 |
8.7
|
| 8 |
Hong Kong |
1,580,320 |
0.3
|
| 9 |
Japan |
1,503,733 |
1.0
|
| 10 |
South Korea |
1,302,689 |
32.2
|
| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[1]
|
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[1]
|
Busiest international freight routes (2018)
| Rank |
Airport |
Freight (tonnes) |
% change 2017 / 18
|
| 1 |
Hong Kong |
50,378 |
11.3
|
| 2 |
Taipei–Taoyuan |
34,800 |
11.7
|
| 3 |
Seoul–Incheon |
31,708 |
0.5
|
| 4 |
Shanghai–Pudong |
30,394 |
16.4
|
| 5 |
Singapore |
29,711 |
2.6
|
| 6 |
Tokyo–Narita |
28,584 |
9.2
|
| 7 |
Doha |
24,177 |
5.9
|
| 8 |
Melbourne |
23,818 |
3.8
|
| 9 |
Sydney |
22,464 |
3.0
|
| 10 |
Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi |
19,960 |
15.9
|
| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[1]
|
|