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Main Terminal Building (MTB)

The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Main Terminal Building (MTB) is located in between the two runways.

The floor area of the terminal covers 390,000 m2 (4,200,000 sq ft) and the building consists of 39 square roof units, which enables future expansion of the building. There are a total of 216 check-in counters, located in 6 different islands, identified by the letters A - M (excluding I). Read more on Main Terminal Building.

Contact Pier

The Contact Pier is an extension of the Main Terminal Building with gates designated with prefix A and B for Domestic departures, G and H for International flights. Read more on Contact Pier.

Satellite Terminal A

The 176,000 square metres (1,890,000 sq ft) satellite building accommodates international flights departing and arriving at KLIA. Passengers have to travel to the satellite building via the Aerotrain. There is a wide array of duty-free shops and prestige brand boutiques in the satellite building. The gates in Satellite Terminal A have the prefix C. Read more on Satellite Building.

Inter-terminal Transportation

The Aerotrain is an automated people mover (APM) that connects the airside of KLIA Main Terminal Building (MTB) and the Satellite Building. Each 250-person capacity train can transport 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction at up to 56 km/h (35 mph). These three-car driverless trains run on elevated rail and under the taxiways. Read more on Aerotrain.

KLIA Transit and KLIA Ekspres provides landside connections between KLIA Terminal 2 (klia2) and KLIA Main Terminal Building (MTB), and vice versa. This inter-terminal journey takes 3-minutes to connect both terminals before proceeding onwards to KL Sentral. Read more on KLIA Transit & KLIA Ekspres.

KLIA Terminal 2 (klia2)

KLIA Terminal 2 (klia2) is the low-cost carrier terminal at KLIA. The terminal is located 2 kilometres away from the Main Terminal Building (MTB). klia2 is built to cater for the explosive growth in low cost travel in the region and has replaced the former Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT). klia2 started operations on 2 May 2014 and all flight operations at LCCT were moved to klia2 by 9 May 2014. How to transfer between KLIA and klia2 terminals? Read more on klia2.

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