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Bringing
the World to Malaysia...
...and Malaysia to the World
WELCOME TO
KUALA LUMPUR
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLIA)
"More Than Just An Airport"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Home
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History of KLIA
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The Pan Pacific KLIA Hotel
Airside Transit Hotel
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Departure Information
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Baggage Handling System
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Facilities and Regulations
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Transit and Transfers
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Aircraft Gates & Stands
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Aircraft Maintenance and Cargo
Airport Fire & Rescue Services
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Tracked Transit System (TTS | Aerotrain)
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Total Airport Management System (TAMS)
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By Car, Bus, Taxi and Rail
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GRAND OPENING
On June 29th, 1998, the new RM9bil
Kuala Lumpur International
Airport (KLIA) at Sepang, Malaysia -
gateway to Malaysia and the region - was opened by His Royal Highness DYMM SPB Yang
di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Ja'afar (paramount ruler of Malaysia) in spectacular style with
pounding of drums, dazzling laser displays, a blaze of fireworks and skytracker high-beam
lights tracing the night sky. Malaysia unveiled its sleek new airport,
designed to put the Southeast Asian nation on the map in the new millennium.
At 9.42pm, after the King placed a replica of the airport traffic control tower on a globe on a pedestal, giant sparklers placed at the Main Terminal Building (MTB) lit up the sky, signifying the official opening of the KLIA (picture above). The image of a massively-lit "KLIA" sign flashed on the 120-m high air traffic control tower (the world's tallest) was beamed nationwide on television.
At 9.47pm, the first aircraft -- Flight MH5407, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 (dubbed "Super Ranger") carrying 150 passengers from the old Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport at Subang and piloted by Capt Mohamad Seth Mohd Arif and co-piloted by Capt Izham Ismail -- landed.
Click on the links above to find out more about Malaysia's new international gateway!
Go to "Introduction to
KLIA"
Please note that a large portion of material on this page and the following KLIA-related pages are derived from the main KLIA site at http://www.klia.com.my/.