Subang International Airport/Kuala Lumpur International Airport (IATA: SZB, ICAO: WMSA) — formerly, often called Subang Airport — is an airport located in Subang, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia.
Work on the Subang International Airport started in 1961 and finished in 1965 at a cost of $64 million. Its deceptively simple design consisted of a roof composed of floating concrete shells that was held aloft by mushroom-shaped columns. Partners in the Booty Edwards Architectural practice Kington Loo and C.H.R Bailey are typically attributed with the design. The open structure also featured a massive circular ramp, reminiscent of Berthold Lubetkin's penguin pavilion in London. Most of the structure was removed during a major reconstruction in 1983.
The airport was officially opened to traffic on 30 August 1965, and had the longest runway (3,780 m (12,401 ft 7 in) long, 45 m (147 ft 8 in) wide – runway 15 – 33) in Southeast Asia, replacing Sungai Besi Airport.
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