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Penang (PEN)

Penang International Airport handled 1,899,661 passengers in Q2 2026, down 7.6% on a year earlier, according to Malaysian transport ministry.

Official · Q2 2026 according to Malaysian transport ministry Full count · domestic + international

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
Q116,13917,834▲ 10.5%
Q216,02616,131▲ 0.7%
Q316,273––
Q417,328–in progress
Year to date (Q1–Q2)32,16533,965▲ 5.6%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
Q11,989,2412,184,590▲ 9.8%
Q22,056,3741,899,661▼ 7.6%
Q32,089,524––
Q42,134,839–in progress
Year to date (Q1–Q2)4,045,6154,084,251▲ 1.0%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods6 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
Q125,83229,453▲ 14.0%
Q226,71135,078▲ 31.3%
Q328,082––
Q428,806–in progress
Year to date (Q1–Q2)52,54364,530▲ 22.8%

Who flies here?

Arrivals and departures by airline over the last 14 days (Sep 21, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026), counted from the airports' flight boards (Avionio). A flight sold under several numbers (codeshare) counts once, for the airline actually flying it.

Airline FlightsShare
AirAsia AK 798 33.1%
Firefly FY 267 11.1%
Malaysia Airlines MH 171 7.1%
Batik Air Malaysia OD 153 6.4%
Singapore Airlines SQ 139 5.8%
Scoot TR 123 5.1%
Lion Mentari Airlines JT 82 3.4%
China Southern Airlines CZ 73 3.0%
Hong Kong Express Airways UO 56 2.3%
Cathay Pacific CX 53 2.2%
China Airlines CI 49 2.0%
Batik Air ID 48 2.0%
Business Air 8B 32 1.3%
Korean Air KE 28 1.2%
Sichuan Airlines 3U 28 1.2%
19 other airlines 254 10.5%
Airline not identified 55 2.3%
Series depth 12 years from 2014

Our own count, day by day

We counted 6,258 departures and arrivals at Penang International Airport over the last 36 complete days, from the airport's own public flight board.

Our own count · not official · not comparable with the figure above

Group the daily count

Add up the days into longer periods. The daily figures themselves do not change.
The most recent periods30 periods
30 of 30
PeriodFlights counted7-day total
Oct 4, 20261771,211
Oct 3, 20261771,182
Oct 2, 20261751,190
Oct 1, 20261741,195
Sep 30, 20261761,193
Sep 29, 20261641,188
Sep 28, 20261681,189
Sep 27, 20261481,198
Sep 26, 20261851,230
Sep 25, 20261801,229
Sep 24, 20261721,229
Sep 23, 20261711,231
Sep 22, 20261651,235
Sep 21, 20261771,241
Sep 20, 20261801,240
Sep 19, 20261841,240
Sep 18, 20261801,239
Sep 17, 20261741,240
Sep 16, 20261751,241
Sep 15, 20261711,235
Sep 14, 20261761,231
Sep 13, 20261801,218
Sep 12, 20261831,208
Sep 11, 20261811,204
Sep 10, 20261751,199
Sep 9, 20261691,199
Sep 8, 20261671,206
Sep 7, 20261631,200
Sep 6, 20261701,211
Sep 5, 20261791,221

Cancelled flights

Busiest destinations

Flights recorded between Aug 30, 2026 and Oct 4, 2026, counted from flight records published by Avionio. Not a current timetable.

Busiest destinations FlightsDistance (km)
Kuala Lumpur International Airport PEN–KUL → 740 325
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport PEN–SZB → 564 279
Singapore Changi Airport PEN–SIN → 450 602
Senai International Airport PEN–JHB → 274 554
Hong Kong International Airport PEN–HKG → 249 2,394
Langkawi International Airport PEN–LGK → 248 130
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport PEN–CAN → 161 2,449
Shanghai Pudong International Airport PEN–PVG → 161 3,648
Kuching International Airport PEN–KCH → 141 1,196
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport PEN–TPE → 123 3,135

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