Long Banga Airport
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| Long Banga Airport Lapangan Terbang Long Banga |
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IATA: LBP – ICAO:
 LBP
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Berhad | ||
| Serves | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 750 ft / 229 m | ||
| Coordinates | 03°11′00″N 115°27′00″E / 3.1833333°N 115.45°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09/27 | 550 | 1,804 | Bitumen |
| Source: AIP Malaysia[1] | |||
Long Banga Airport (IATA: LBP[2]) is an airport serving Long Banga, a village in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
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[edit] History
The airport was a small grass airstrip until 1965. During 'confrontation' [with Indonesia] the British Army established a forward base here and improved the airstrip with the aid of a small bulldozer parachuted in by the RAF. The airstrip appears to be about 4 miles West of the Wikipedia marker in Google Earth. The land for the building of the airport is donated by local villager Mr. Lale Wa
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Marudi, Miri |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ Accident history for Long Banga (LBP) at Aviation Safety Network
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