Miri Airport
| Miri Airport Lapangan Terbang Miri 美里机场 |
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IATA: MYY – ICAO: WBGR
 MYY
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||
| Serves | Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||
| 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 (2010) | |||
| Passenger movements | 1,695,915 | ||
| Airfreight movements in tonnes | 6,770 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 41,996 | ||
| Sources: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Miri Airport (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) is an airport serving Miri, a city in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia.
Miri Airport is the busiest domestic airport in the country, serving 1.5 million passengers in 2008. It is also one of the country's top three airports in terms of aircraft movements and the fifth busiest in terms of passengers handled. Miri 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. In 2010, there were 1,695,915 passenger movements, and 41,996 aircraft movements in the airport.[1]
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[edit] Future Development
On the 6th December 2011, The Ministry of Transport, Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said that the Miri Airport will be expanded further to cater for the growing volume of passengers and cargo passing through it. The expansion project would be implemented under the 11th Malaysia Plan following the increase in air passengers using the airport which was projected to reach two million within the next two years. The airport recorded an increase of 9.75 per cent in passenger traffic during the first nine months of this year where 1.35 million passengers used the airport compared with 1.23 million during the same period last year. Cargo traffic also increased 18.69 per cent during the period under review from 4,849 metric tons to 5,756 metric tons. Miri Airport is the busiest domestic airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger and aircraft movement[4].
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Singapore |
| Hornbill Skyways | Kuching, Mukah, Mulu, Tanjung Manis |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Singapore |
| 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] 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 |
| 2009 | 1,620,345 | 41,996 | 3,921 | 3,921,000 |
| 2010 | 1,695,915 | 41,996 | 6,770 | 6,770,000 |
[edit] Incidents
- On 6 September 1997, Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 238, crashed short of the runway at Miri Airport. All 10 persons on board were killed.
[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).
- ^ MIRI AIRPORT TO BE EXPANDED UNDER 11MP Bernama – Tue, Dec 6, 2011
- ^ "Malaysia Airports". http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Miri Airport |
- Miri Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WBGR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MYY at Aviation Safety Network
