Miri Airport
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| Miri Airport Lapangan Terbang Miri 美里机场 |
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| IATA: MYY – ICAO: WBGR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||
| Serves | Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia and Kuala Belait, Brunei | ||
| Location | Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||
| Hub for | MASwings | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 59 ft / 18 m | ||
| Coordinates | 04°19′19″N 113°59′12″E / 4.32194°N 113.98667°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 02/20 | 2,745 | 9,006 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Passenger movements | 1,537,840 | ||
| Airfreight movements in tonnes | 4,146 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 38,172 | ||
| Sources: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Miri International Airport (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) is an airport serving Miri, a city in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia.
The airport is also one of the country's top five airports in terms of passenger movements. Miri International Airport is a major hub for MASWings which took over most of the mainly rural domestic services from FlyAsianXpress. Miri's location in the middle of Malaysian Borneo and close to the border of Brunei Darussalam makes it a suitable hub for rural air services and an important gateway to Sarawak. The airport will be serving flights to and from Singapore beginning 9 September 2009, hence giving it the international status.[4]
In 2008, there were 1,537,840 passenger movements, and 38,172 aircraft movements in the airport.[1]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AirAsia | Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Singapore |
| Hornbill Skyways | Kuching, Mukah, Mulu, Tanjung Manis |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching |
| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Ba'kelalan, Bario, Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Lawas, Limbang, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi, Mukah, Mulu, Sibu |
[edit] Prospective airlines and routes
- Eastar Jet (Plans to introduce Seoul-Miri)
[edit] Traffic and Statistics
| Years | Passenger Movements | Aircraft Movements | Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes | Cargo Movements in Kilograms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,337,312 | 40,468 | 3,881 | 8,556 |
| 2004 | 1,509,684 | 42,306 | 4,721 | 10,407 |
| 2005 | 1,594,855 | 40,302 | 5,392 | 11,887 |
| 2006 | 1,559,379 | 39,462 | 4,080 | 8,994 |
| 2007 | 1,454,167 | 35,502 | 3,564 | 3,564,114 |
| 2008 | 1,537,840 | 38,172 | 4,146 | 4,146,405 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Miri Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ Airport information for WBGR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for MYY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/17/nation/20090417212528&sec=nation.
[edit] External links
- Miri Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WBGR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MYY at Aviation Safety Network
