AirAsia (AK)
An at-a-glance profile of AirAsia, the active carrier registered in Malaysia under IATA code AK. Includes its callsign, ICAO identifier, and a sample of routes filed under this code.
Carrier facts
- Legal/common name: AirAsia
- Alias / DBA: Air Asia
- Country of registration: Malaysia
- ATC callsign: ASIAN EXPRESS
- ICAO code: AXM
AirAsia is one of 983 active airlines indexed in this directory. The route sample below comes straight from the OpenFlights routes table. Treat it as a snapshot rather than a complete schedule. It still gives a clear picture of where the carrier flies and which airports it concentrates on.
Route sample
Up to 60 routes filed under AK. Each row links to both endpoints' airport pages and to a dedicated route page.
| From | To | Route | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | Alor Setar, Malaysia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | AOR→KUL |
| BDO | Bandung, Indonesia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | BDO→KUL |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | CAN | Guangzhou, China | BKI→CAN |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | CGK | Jakarta, Indonesia | BKI→CGK |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | HGH | Hangzhou, China | BKI→HGH |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | BKI→HKG |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | BKI→JHB |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | BKI→KBR |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | BKI→KCH |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | BKI→KUL |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | MYY | Miri, Malaysia | BKI→MYY |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | PEN | Penang, Malaysia | BKI→PEN |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | SDK | Sandakan, Malaysia | BKI→SDK |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | SIN | Singapore, Singapore | BKI→SIN |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | SZX | Shenzhen, China | BKI→SZX |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | TPE | Taipei, Taiwan | BKI→TPE |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | TWU | Tawau, Malaysia | BKI→TWU |
| BLR | Bangalore, India | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | BLR→KUL |
| BPN | Balikpapan, Indonesia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | BPN→KUL |
| BTJ | Banda Aceh, Indonesia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | BTJ→KUL |
| BTU | Bintulu, Malaysia | KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | BTU→KCH |
| BTU | Bintulu, Malaysia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | BTU→KUL |
| BWN | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | BWN→KUL |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | CAN→BKI |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | CAN→KUL |
| CCU | Kolkata, India | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | CCU→KUL |
| CGK | Jakarta, Indonesia | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | CGK→BKI |
| CGK | Jakarta, Indonesia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | CGK→KUL |
| CNX | Chiang Mai, Thailand | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | CNX→KUL |
| COK | Kochi, India | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | COK→KUL |
| DMK | Bangkok, Thailand | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | DMK→KUL |
| DPS | Denpasar, Indonesia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | DPS→KUL |
| HAN | Hanoi, Vietnam | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | HAN→KUL |
| HDY | Hat Yai, Thailand | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | HDY→KUL |
| HGH | Hangzhou, China | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | HGH→BKI |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | HKG→BKI |
| HKG | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | HKG→KUL |
| HKT | Phuket, Thailand | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | HKT→KUL |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | JHB→BKI |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | JHB→KBR |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | JHB→KCH |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | JHB→KUL |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | MYY | Miri, Malaysia | JHB→MYY |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | PEN | Penang, Malaysia | JHB→PEN |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | SBW | Sibu, Malaysia | JHB→SBW |
| JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | TWU | Tawau, Malaysia | JHB→TWU |
| JOG | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | JOG→KUL |
| KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | KBR→BKI |
| KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | KBR→JHB |
| KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | KBR→KCH |
| KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | KBR→KUL |
| KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | SIN | Singapore, Singapore | KBR→SIN |
| KBV | Krabi, Thailand | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | KBV→KUL |
| KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | BKI | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | KCH→BKI |
| KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | BTU | Bintulu, Malaysia | KCH→BTU |
| KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | JHB | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | KCH→JHB |
| KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | KBR | Kota Bahru, Malaysia | KCH→KBR |
| KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | KUL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | KCH→KUL |
| KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | LGK | Langkawi, Malaysia | KCH→LGK |
| KCH | Kuching, Malaysia | MYY | Miri, Malaysia | KCH→MYY |
Top destinations in the sample
| IATA | Airport | City | Country | Sample frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUL | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 24 |
| BKI | Kota Kinabalu International Airport | Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | 7 |
| KCH | Kuching International Airport | Kuching | Malaysia | 4 |
| JHB | Senai International Airport | Johor Bahru | Malaysia | 3 |
| KBR | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport | Kota Bahru | Malaysia | 3 |
| MYY | Miri Airport | Miri | Malaysia | 3 |
| PEN | Penang International Airport | Penang | Malaysia | 2 |
| SIN | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | Singapore | 2 |
| TWU | Tawau Airport | Tawau | Malaysia | 2 |
| CAN | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Guangzhou | China | 1 |
| CGK | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | Jakarta | Indonesia | 1 |
| HGH | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | Hangzhou | China | 1 |
| HKG | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1 |
| SDK | Sandakan Airport | Sandakan | Malaysia | 1 |
| SZX | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Shenzhen | China | 1 |
| TPE | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Taipei | Taiwan | 1 |
| SBW | Sibu Airport | Sibu | Malaysia | 1 |
| BTU | Bintulu Airport | Bintulu | Malaysia | 1 |
| LGK | Langkawi International Airport | Langkawi | Malaysia | 1 |
Reading an airline page
An airline's IATA code is the two-character identifier you see on tickets and flight numbers. The ICAO code is the three-letter identifier used in air traffic control and on flight plans. The callsign is the spoken name controllers use on the radio. Together they uniquely fingerprint the carrier across regulatory and operational systems, which is handy when you have a flight number from one source and want to confirm the operator from another.
Route samples here come from a community-maintained snapshot. They aren't a substitute for the airline's official schedule, but they reflect which markets the carrier has historically flown. They're also a fast way to spot a carrier's hubs, since hub airports turn up at the top of both the destination and origin lists.