Updated: January 15, 2026
Malaysia Asia

Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)

Kuala Lumpur International Airport averages 656 flights per day to 136 destinations, with 15 domestic and 121 international routes. A total of 74 airlines operate at KUL, led by AirAsia. This airport provides direct service to 39 countries across four continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Indonesia as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Kuala Lumpur connects to London, with a typical flight time of 12 hrs 50 mins.

IATA
KUL
ICAO
WMKK
Elevation
69 ft (21 m) MSL
Local Time
Asia/Kuala Lumpur (UTC+08:00)
Destinations
136 (15 domestic · 121 international)
Flights per day
656 (199 domestic · 458 international)
Busiest Route
Singapore (41/day)
Longest Direct Flight
London 12 hrs 50 mins
Shortest Flight
Kuantan 1 hr 35 mins
Top Airline
AirAsia (71 routes)
Top Country
Malaysia (199 flights/day)
Longest Runway
13,245 ft / 4,037 m

Weather in Kuala Lumpur

136 Destinations from Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)

This week, 136 active routes depart from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The busiest route connects Kuala Lumpur with Singapore and is operated by 7 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to London, and the shortest flight is to Kuantan.

All Destinations

Flights Destination Route Airlines
41 Singapore KUL → SIN
1 hr 35 mins
AirAsia, Ethiopian Airlines, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Scoot, Singapore Airlines7
33 Kota Kinabalu KUL → BKI
2 hrs 55 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, KXP, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air5
32 Jakarta KUL → CGK
2 hrs 35 mins
AirAsia, Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, KLM, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, TransNusa9
28 Kuching KUL → KCH
2 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, KXP, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Raya Airways, WCM7
26 Penang KUL → PEN
1 hr 30 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
21 Langkawi KUL → LGK
1 hr 35 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
17 Denpasar-Bali Island KUL → DPS
3 hrs 20 mins
AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
15 Bangkok (DMK) KUL → DMK
2 hrs 30 mins
AirAsia, Malindo Air, Thai AirAsia3
15 Guangzhou KUL → CAN
4 hrs 15 mins
9 Air Co, AirAsia, China Southern Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air5
14 Kota Baharu KUL → KBR
1 hr 50 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
14 Senai KUL → JHB
1 hr 30 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
12 Tawau KUL → TWU
3 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
11 Phuket KUL → HKT
2 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
10 Ho Chi Minh City KUL → SGN
2 hrs 25 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, VietJetAir, Vietnam Airlines4
10 Miri KUL → MYY
2 hrs 35 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
9 Sibu KUL → SBW
2 hrs 25 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
9 Hong Kong KUL → HKG
4 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
9 Manila KUL → MNL
3 hrs 50 mins
AirAsia, Cebu Pacific Air, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines4
9 Bangkok (BKK) KUL → BKK
2 hrs 40 mins
Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways International2
9 Shenzhen KUL → SZX
4 hrs
AirAsia, China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines3
9 Surabaya KUL → SUB
2 hrs 50 mins
Indonesia AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
8 Shanghai KUL → PVG
5 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines4
8 Dhaka KUL → DAC
4 hrs
AirAsia, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, US-Bangla Airlines5
7 Perth KUL → PER
5 hrs 20 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
7 Sydney KUL → SYD
7 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Turkish Airlines3
7 Seoul KUL → ICN
5 hrs 55 mins
AirAsia X, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
7 Phnom Penh KUL → KTI
2 hrs 15 mins
Cambodia Airways, KTC, Mahogany Air, Malaysia Airlines4
7 Bintulu KUL → BTU
2 hrs 30 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
7 Colombo KUL → CMB
3 hrs 45 mins
AirAsia, FitsAir, Malaysia Airlines, SriLankan Airlines4
7 Da Nang KUL → DAD
3 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, VietJetAir4
7 Sandakan KUL → SDK
3 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
6 Hanoi KUL → HAN
3 hrs 30 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, VietJetAir, Vietnam Airlines5
6 Alor Satar KUL → AOR
1 hr 35 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
6 Taipei KUL → TPE
4 hrs 50 mins
AirAsia X, China Airlines, EVA Air, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Starlux Airlines6
6 Pekanbaru-Sumatra Island KUL → PKU
1 hr 25 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Super Air Jet4
6 Tokyo (NRT) KUL → NRT
6 hrs 40 mins
ANA, Japan Airlines Co. Ltd., Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
6 Chennai KUL → MAA
3 hrs 40 mins
AirAsia, IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines3
6 Jeddah KUL → JED
8 hrs 55 mins
AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines4
6 Melbourne KUL → MEL
7 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines2
6 Kunming KUL → KMG
3 hrs 45 mins
AirAsia, China Eastern Airlines, Malindo Air3
6 Malé KUL → MLE
4 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Maldivian, Malindo Air4
5 Kuala Terengganu KUL → TGG
1 hr 25 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, Malaysia Airlines3
5 New Delhi KUL → DEL
5 hrs 30 mins
Air India, AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
5 Doha KUL → DOH
7 hrs 50 mins
Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways2
5 Krabi KUL → KBV
1 hr 55 mins
AirAsia, Firefly, Malindo Air3
5 Xiamen KUL → XMN
4 hrs 5 mins
Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Xiamen Airlines3
5 Chengdu KUL → TFU
4 hrs 10 mins
Air China, AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Sichuan Airlines5
5 Padang-Sumatra Island KUL → PDG
1 hr 40 mins
AirAsia, Super Air Jet2
4 Kathmandu KUL → KTM
4 hrs 25 mins
Himalaya Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air, Nepal Airlines4
4 Kochi KUL → COK
4 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
4 Tiruchirappally KUL → TRZ
3 hrs 35 mins
AirAsia, Malindo Air2
4 Bangalore KUL → BLR
4 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia, IndiGo, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air4
4 Dubai KUL → DXB
7 hrs
Emirates, Malindo Air2
4 Bandar Seri Begawan KUL → BWN
2 hrs 45 mins
AirAsia, Royal Brunei Airlines2
4 London KUL → LHR
12 hrs 50 mins
British Airways, Malaysia Airlines2
3 Chiang Mai KUL → CNX
3 hrs
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
3 Labuan KUL → LBU
2 hrs 45 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
3 Beijing (PKX) KUL → PKX
6 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia X, China Eastern Airlines, Malaysia Airlines3
3 Istanbul (IST) KUL → IST
9 hrs 50 mins
Turkish Airlines1
3 Cebu KUL → CEB
3 hrs 45 mins
Firefly, Philippines AirAsia2
3 Mataram KUL → LOP
3 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, Malindo Air3
3 Osaka KUL → KIX
6 hrs 25 mins
AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air3
3 Banda Aceh KUL → BTJ
2 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia, Super Air Jet2
3 Mumbai KUL → BOM
5 hrs 20 mins
Malaysia Airlines, Malindo Air2
3 Changsha KUL → CSX
4 hrs 25 mins
AirAsia X, China Southern Airlines, Malindo Air3
3 Yogyakarta-Java Island KUL → YIA
2 hrs 45 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
2 Chongqing KUL → CKG
4 hrs 20 mins
AirAsia X, Sichuan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines3
2 Hyderabad KUL → HYD
4 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
2 Abu Dhabi KUL → AUH
7 hrs 30 mins
Etihad Airways1
2 Duong Dong KUL → PQC
2 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia1
2 Qingdao KUL → TAO
5 hrs 15 mins
Qingdao Airlines1
2 Siem Reap KUL → SAI
2 hrs 30 mins
Firefly, KTC, Mahogany Air3
2 Hangzhou KUL → HGH
4 hrs 55 mins
AirAsia X, China Eastern Airlines2
2 Kuantan KUL → KUA
1 hr 35 mins
Malaysia Airlines1
2 Amritsar KUL → ATQ
5 hrs 45 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
2 Kolkata KUL → CCU
3 hrs 50 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
2 Macau KUL → MFM
3 hrs 45 mins
Air Macau, AirAsia2
2 Yangon KUL → RGN
2 hrs 50 mins
Malaysia Airlines, Myanmar Airways International2
2 Medina KUL → MED
8 hrs 35 mins
AirAsia X, Malaysia Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines3
2 Fuzhou KUL → FOC
4 hrs 30 mins
Shanghai Airlines, Xiamen Airlines2
2 Muscat KUL → MCT
6 hrs 40 mins
Oman Air1
2 Trivandrum KUL → TRV
3 hrs 45 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
2 Ahmedabad KUL → AMD
5 hrs
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
2 Auckland KUL → AKL
10 hrs 20 mins
Malaysia Airlines1
2 Ujung Pandang-Celebes Island KUL → UPG
3 hrs 20 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
2 Zhengzhou KUL → CGO
5 hrs 15 mins
China Southern Airlines, Malindo Air2
1 Paris KUL → CDG
11 hrs 40 mins
Malaysia Airlines1
1 Amsterdam KUL → AMS
11 hrs 35 mins
KLM1
1 Batam Island KUL → BTH
1 hr 30 mins
Malindo Air1
1 Beijing (PEK) KUL → PEK
5 hrs 45 mins
Air China1
1 Chitose KUL → CTS
8 hrs
AirAsia X1
1 Hat Yai KUL → HDY
1 hr 35 mins
Thai AirAsia1
1 Karachi KUL → KHI
5 hrs 30 mins
AirAsia X, Malindo Air2
1 Lahore KUL → LHE
5 hrs 35 mins
Malindo Air1
1 Nanjing KUL → NKG
4 hrs 55 mins
China Eastern Airlines1
1 Nanning KUL → NNG
3 hrs 40 mins
AirAsia1
1 Palembang-Sumatra Island KUL → PLM
2 hrs
AirAsia1
1 Pontianak-Borneo Island KUL → PNK
2 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia, Malindo Air2
1 Semarang-Java Island KUL → SRG
2 hrs 40 mins
AirAsia1
1 Sharjah KUL → SHJ
6 hrs 5 mins
Air Arabia1
1 Sihanoukville KUL → KOS
2 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia, Mahogany Air2
1 Tokyo (HND) KUL → HND
9 hrs 30 mins
AirAsia X1
1 Xianyang KUL → XIY
5 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia X, Loong Air2
1 Brisbane KUL → BNE
8 hrs 25 mins
Malaysia Airlines1
1 Kotamadya Balikpapan KUL → BPN
3 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines2
1 Tashkent KUL → TAS
7 hrs 35 mins
AirAsia X, Malindo Air, Uzbekistan Airways3
6/week Almaty KUL → ALA
7 hrs 5 mins
AirAsia X1
5/week Adelaide KUL → ADL
7 hrs
Malaysia Airlines1
5/week Dalat KUL → DLI
2 hrs 35 mins
AirAsia1
5/week Haikou KUL → HAK
3 hrs 30 mins
Firefly, Hainan Airlines, Malindo Air3
5/week Istanbul (SAW) KUL → SAW
10 hrs
AirAsia X1
5/week Lucknow KUL → LKO
4 hrs 30 mins
AirAsia1
5/week Darwin KUL → DRW
4 hrs 15 mins
AirAsia1
5/week Port Louis KUL → MRU
6 hrs 50 mins
Air Mauritius1
5/week Quanzhou KUL → JJN
4 hrs 20 mins
Xiamen Airlines1
5/week Shantou KUL → SWA
3 hrs 55 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Banjarmasin-Borneo Island KUL → BDJ
2 hrs 40 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Calicut KUL → CCJ
4 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Guilin City KUL → KWL
3 hrs 50 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Jaipur KUL → JAI
5 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Kaohsiung KUL → KHH
4 hrs 10 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Nha Trang KUL → CXR
2 hrs 40 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Rayong KUL → UTP
2 hrs 20 mins
AirAsia1
4/week Wuhan KUL → WUH
4 hrs 10 mins
China Eastern Airlines1
3/week Dili KUL → DIL
3 hrs 45 mins
Malindo Air1
3/week Vientiane KUL → VTE
2 hrs 50 mins
AirAsia1
2/week Ashgabat KUL → ASB
7 hrs 25 mins
Turkmenistan Airlines1
2/week Islamabad KUL → ISB
6 hrs 40 mins
Pakistan International Airlines1
2/week Labuan Bajo-Flores Island KUL → LBJ
3 hrs 25 mins
AirAsia1
2/week Nanchang KUL → KHN
4 hrs 35 mins
Jiangxi Airlines1
2/week Paro KUL → PBH
4 hrs 5 mins
Drukair1
2/week Sanya KUL → SYX
3 hrs 10 mins
Malindo Air1
1/week Baghdad KUL → BGW
8 hrs 35 mins
I A W1
1/week Harbin KUL → HRB
6 hrs 45 mins
Malindo Air1
1/week Huangshan City KUL → TXN
4 hrs 10 mins
Malindo Air1
1/week Medan KUL → — AirAsia1

Airlines

Kuala Lumpur International Airport is served by 74 airlines, with AirAsia in the lead at 22% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 59% of routes. 51 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 71 airlines operate international routes, compared with 7 serving domestic routes. British Airways is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to London with a flight time of 12 hrs 50 mins.

  • AirAsia71 routes
  • Malaysia Airlines67 routes
  • Malindo Air54 routes
  • AirAsia X21 routes
  • Firefly13 routes
  • China Eastern Airlines5 routes
  • Indonesia AirAsia4 routes
  • China Southern Airlines4 routes
  • Xiamen Airlines4 routes
  • VietJetAir3 routes
  • Mahogany Air3 routes
  • Super Air Jet3 routes
  • KXP2 routes
  • KLM2 routes
  • Thai AirAsia2 routes
  • Vietnam Airlines2 routes
  • Shanghai Airlines2 routes
  • Turkish Airlines2 routes
  • KTC2 routes
  • IndiGo2 routes
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines2 routes
  • Air China2 routes
  • Sichuan Airlines2 routes
  • Ethiopian Airlines1 route
  • Scoot1 route
  • Singapore Airlines1 route
  • Batik Air1 route
  • Citilink1 route
  • Garuda Indonesia1 route
  • TransNusa1 route
  • Raya Airways1 route
  • WCM1 route
  • 9 Air Co1 route
  • Cathay Pacific1 route
  • Cebu Pacific Air1 route
  • Philippine Airlines1 route
  • Thai Airways International1 route
  • Shenzhen Airlines1 route
  • Spring Airlines1 route
  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines1 route
  • US-Bangla Airlines1 route
  • Korean Air1 route
  • Cambodia Airways1 route
  • FitsAir1 route
  • SriLankan Airlines1 route
  • China Airlines1 route
  • EVA Air1 route
  • Starlux Airlines1 route
  • ANA1 route
  • Japan Airlines Co. Ltd.1 route
  • Maldivian1 route
  • Air India1 route
  • Qatar Airways1 route
  • Himalaya Airlines1 route
  • Nepal Airlines1 route
  • Emirates1 route
  • Royal Brunei Airlines1 route
  • British Airways1 route
  • Philippines AirAsia1 route
  • Etihad Airways1 route
  • Qingdao Airlines1 route
  • Air Macau1 route
  • Myanmar Airways International1 route
  • Oman Air1 route
  • Air Arabia1 route
  • Loong Air1 route
  • Uzbekistan Airways1 route
  • Hainan Airlines1 route
  • Air Mauritius1 route
  • Turkmenistan Airlines1 route
  • Pakistan International Airlines1 route
  • Jiangxi Airlines1 route
  • Drukair1 route
  • I A W1 route

Kuala Lumpur International Airport provides direct service to 39 countries across four continents. The route network is 11% domestic and 89% international, with Jakarta, Indonesia serving as the primary international destination.

  • Malaysia199/day
  • Indonesia85/day
  • China71/day
  • Thailand45/day
  • Singapore41/day
  • India38/day
  • Vietnam27/day
  • Australia22/day
  • Philippines12/day
  • Japan11/day
  • Cambodia10/day
  • Hong Kong SAR China9/day
  • Bangladesh8/day
  • Saudi Arabia8/day
  • United Arab Emirates8/day
  • South Korea7/day
  • Taiwan7/day
  • Sri Lanka7/day
  • Maldives6/day
  • Qatar5/day
  • Nepal4/day
  • Turkey4/day
  • Brunei4/day
  • United Kingdom4/day
  • Pakistan3/day
  • Macao SAR China2/day
  • Myanmar (Burma)2/day
  • Oman2/day
  • New Zealand2/day
  • France1/day
  • Netherlands1/day
  • Uzbekistan1/day
  • Kazakhstan6/week
  • Mauritius5/week
  • Timor-Leste3/week
  • Laos3/week
  • Turkmenistan2/week
  • Bhutan2/week
  • Iraq1/week

Global Rankings of Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)

This snapshot shows how Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.

6 Runways at Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)

Runways:
Name Length Width Surface
14L 13,245 ft · 4,037 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
32R 13,245 ft · 4,037 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
14R 13,182 ft · 4,018 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
32L 13,182 ft · 4,018 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
15 13,051 ft · 3,978 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt
33 13,051 ft · 3,978 m 197 ft · 60 m Asphalt

The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.