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SZB to PEN: distance & flight time
Kuala Lumpur (Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
173 mi
279 km · 151 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
173 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SZB — Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SZB
- KUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport29 mi away
- MKZ · Malacca Airport77 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport103 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport104 mi away
Near PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SZB from PEN?
The flight distance from Kuala Lumpur (SZB) to Penang (PEN) is 173 miles (279 km, 151 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SZB to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SZB to PEN?
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