Plane-spotting sites in Penang outside Penang Airport in winter months

Research, copyright by (unless otherwise stated) : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA          Images : Screenshots

Image : The empty space beside CPI Penang EMS Division faces Flight Take Off Viewing Area along Jalan Bayan Lepas

Pintasan Batu Muang above : 28 mins by bus from Penang Airport, 17 mins by car from Penang Airport. Pintasan Batu Muang is behind Jimmy Corner Fastfood (closed on weekends).

Jalan Baru Batu Maung above : 25 mins from Penang Airport by bus, 17 mins by car/Grab. The site is rubbish chute and fence at the end of the road.

Flight Take Off Viewing Area : 17 mins by Grab from Penang Airport. Also for spotting planes that are landing.

Image above : The flight path to and from Penang Airport in January 2026.

Tenaga Nasional Berhad Office above : 29 mins via Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah to Tenaga Nasional Berhad office, Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa. Plane is flying very high after taking off. Plane is descending towards the airport. It is along the flight path.

Jambatan Harapan Queensbay above : 38 mins from Penang Airport (traffic jams that can last for hours, beware)

Penang Air Cargo Complex public car park above (Image from JB Chew, Facebook) : 35 mins from Penang Airport via Jalan Permatang Damar Laut by bus, 17 mins by car/Grab from Penang Airport.

Images : No bus, no car, no Grab to Landing Planes Sea View and Damar Laut Beach. The nearest site is Flight Arrival View Point along Jalan Permatang Damat Laut, 10 mins by car or Grab from Penang Airport. The site is along the road. Beware of traffic. Planes hardly land at this direction in the afternoons.