Langkawi International Airport is the island's main air gateway, located on its southwestern coast, in a city called Padang-Matsirat. It is only 25 minutes drive from the city of Kuah (the capital of the island) and 15 minutes from Pantai-Senang . This airport serves the entire territory of Kedah State. In addition, Langkawi Airport is also one of the tourist attractions of Malaysia , as it organized a maritime and aerospace exhibition, the largest in South-East Asia.
Infrastructure Langkawi Airport
The terminal building is only one single-level terminal. There is a Maybank office in the airport , there are several currency exchange offices (and at a very acceptable rate) and ATMs. There are 24-hour shops, cafes, restaurants and the Duty Free zone. In the building of Langkawi airport there is an information center, several travel agencies offering excursions , accommodation and transfer. If necessary, you can contact the car rental offices. There is a hotel booking and taxi order desk. Inconvenience can deliver the lack of a storage room. Also, keep in mind that there are no teletypes at Langkawi Airport: passengers fly to the airfield on foot. The length of the runway is 3810 m.
Transfer from the airport to the beaches
Langkawi Airport is located away from the most popular resorts in Malaysia . And since the island does not have any public transport at all, it is therefore necessary to get to the resort hotels by taxi, rented car or motobike. Prices for taxi services are fixed, so do not "catch" the car on the street. To order a taxi at the terminal of the terminal, you need to name the address of the destination. Here you make the right amount for the trip, get a ticket, at the exit from the terminal you will be met by the driver and leads to the car. Transfer from the airport can be booked in advance.
How to get to the airport?
Although it is possible to get to the island by water on a ferry, the air way remains the most popular. And it is very profitable for budget tourists, who prefer to travel at the lowest cost. For example, a flight from Kuala Lumpur costs only $ 20, which equals a trip by bus with a ferry crossing. Regular flights to Langkawi airport from the state capital, Penang and Singapore are carried out by airlines AirAsia, SilkAir, Malaysia Airlines, Happy Airways, Firefly. Depending on the season, they are performed from Phuket, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. From Russia and the CIS to Langkawi, it is better to choose flights through Kuala Lumpur.