Five gateways to the ASEAN region
Hubs · Every AAVG flight originates or terminates at one of our five hubs. Pilots choose a home base on application and may still fly from any station.
MAIN HUBS
Based aircraft, operating carriers, runway configuration and the sectors you will typically be dispatched on from each station.
WMKK Main Hub Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Our headquarters and the base for every AirAsia X long-haul rotation. The busiest station in the network and the starting point for the Saturday group departure. Based aircraft A320-200 · A330-900neo Carriers AK · D7 Runways 14L/32R · 14R/32L · 15/33 Typical sectors: KUL–SIN, KUL–BKI, KUL–DMK, KUL–CGK on the A320; KUL–SYD, KUL–NRT, KUL–ICN on the A330-900neo.
VTBD Regional Hub Bangkok Thailand Second largest hub and the gateway into Indochina. High-frequency domestic Thai flying with a growing long-haul programme. Based aircraft A320-200 · A330-900neo Carriers FD · XJ Runways 21L/03R · 21R/03L Typical sectors: DMK–CNX, DMK–HKT, DMK–RGN, DMK–PNH on the A320; selected A330 sectors towards East Asia.
RPLL Regional Hub Manila Philippines Our Philippine base. Short, busy sectors and challenging terrain arrivals make it a favourite for pilots building hours towards First Officer. Based aircraft A320-200 Carriers Z2 Runways 06/24 · 13/31 Typical sectors: MNL–CEB, MNL–TAG, MNL–KLO domestically, plus MNL–HKG and MNL–KUL regionally.
WIII Regional Hub Jakarta Indonesia Anchors the Indonesian archipelago with dense inter-island rotations — the highest sector count per hour of flying in the network. Based aircraft A320-200 · A330-900neo Carriers QZ · XT Runways 07L/25R · 07R/25L Typical sectors: CGK–DPS, CGK–SUB, CGK–KNO inter-island; CGK–KUL and CGK–SIN regional; occasional A330 sectors.
VDPP Focus City Phnom Penh Cambodia Our newest station and a growing focus city. New routes are added here regularly as the Cambodian network expands. Based aircraft A320-200 Carriers KT Runways 05/23 Typical sectors: PNH–REP, PNH–DMK, PNH–KUL and PNH–SGN.