Kuala Lumpur. Foto: Bente Haarstad Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport, known as KLIA, is one of Southeast Asia's major aviation hubs. It is situated about 50 kilometres from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. In 2006 it was ranked as the 13th busiest airport in the world.
The airport can handle 35 million passengers a year.