Penang Airport (PEN) Information

Where is Penang Airport?  

The Malaysian state of Penang is comprised of Penang Island and a facing strip of mainland territory named Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley). The state's capital, George Town, located northwest on the island, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Penang is known as the "food paradise" of Malaysia.The island has a rich, multicultural history full of Malay, Chinese, European and Indian influences, along with some pretty nice beaches.

Penang International Airport (IATA: PEN, ICAO: WMKP), previously Bayan Lepas International Airport, also referred to as Bayan Lepas Airport or, simply, Penang Airport, is situated in the Bayan Lepas area, 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) south of George Town, on Penang Island, in Penang province, Malaysia.

Penang International Airport is a medium-sized airport with good connections to major cities in South East Asia. The airport serves as the main airport for the northern region of Malaysia.

In 2012, Penang Airport served 4,767,815, making it the 3rd busiest airport in the country, after Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

Penang Airport is hub of two low-cost carriers, Firefly and AirAsia and Firefly. Other airlines that fly to Penang Airport include Berjaya Air, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines,Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar Asia Airways,mMalaysia Airlines, SilkAir, Sriwijaya Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways International and Tiger Airways.

Cities with flights to Penang Airport include Banda Aceh, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Johor Bahru, Koh Samui, Kota Bharu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Kuching, Langkawi, Medan, Phuket, Singapore, Surabaya and Taipei.

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Additional Penang Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official PEN Penang International Airport Website