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Revision as of 11:37, 17 July 2019
Bintulu Airport Lapangan Terbang Bintulu | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
Serves | Bintulu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||||||||||
Location | Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 74 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 03°07′27″N 113°01′11″E / 3.12417°N 113.01972°E | ||||||||||
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Statistics (2018) | |||||||||||
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Bintulu Airport (IATA: BTU, ICAO: WBGB) is an airport serving Bintulu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. The airport is located 5 km (3.1 mi), 23 km (14 mi) by road,[2] southwest of the city, and although small, it is able to handle planes as large as a Boeing 747. In 2008, the airport handled 417,918 passengers and 16,787 aircraft movements.[1]
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Old_Bintulu_Airport_building_in_1955.jpg/300px-Old_Bintulu_Airport_building_in_1955.jpg)
History of Bintulu airport began in early 1937 when the British colony built an airfield situated between a river at one end and the sea coast at the other end.
Bintulu old airport was open for operation on 1 September 1955, with a grass-surface runway catering for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide and Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer aircraft operated by Borneo Airways.
In 1963, bigger types of aircraft such as DC-3 services were introduced. In 1966, the runway was resurfaced with bitumen and the terminal building was also extended to cater for increasing number of passenger.
On 1 July 1968, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines introduced scheduled Fokker 27 services into Bintulu. The terminal building and the parking apron was extended in 1981 to accommodate Fokker 50 aircraft.
In September 2005, first low-cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia started operating in Bintulu airport. FlyAsianXpress (FAX), subsidiary company for AirAsia has taken over major domestic routes linking Bintulu, started its operation on 1 August 2006, until 30 September 2007. On 1 October 2007, Malaysia Airlines subsidiary, MASwings took over the link connecting Bintulu.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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AirAsia | Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching |
Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Miri, Mukah, Sibu |
RB Link operated by Malindo Air for Royal Brunei Airlines | Bandar Seri Begawan (begins mid October 2019) [3] |
Traffic and Statistics
Traffic
handled |
% Change |
(tonnes) |
% Change |
Movements |
% Change | |
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2003 | 427,894 | ![]() |
940 | ![]() |
13,627 | ![]() |
2004 | 464,576 | ![]() |
1,375 | ![]() |
13,546 | ![]() |
2005 | 487,077 | ![]() |
2,110 | ![]() |
13,619 | ![]() |
2006 | 449,673 | ![]() |
2,205 | ![]() |
11,804 | ![]() |
2007 | 381,158 | ![]() |
2,252 | ![]() |
7,093 | ![]() |
2008 | 417,918 | ![]() |
1,978 | ![]() |
16,787 | ![]() |
2009 | 487,060 | ![]() |
1,903 | ![]() |
51,009 | ![]() |
2010 | 557,459 | ![]() |
1,703 | ![]() |
24,246 | ![]() |
2011 | 590,253 | ![]() |
2,071 | ![]() |
17,122 | ![]() |
2012 | 661,553 | ![]() |
2,574 | ![]() |
12,294 | ![]() |
2013 | 779,774 | ![]() |
2,553 | ![]() |
13,661 | ![]() |
2014 | 832,440 | ![]() |
2,318 | ![]() |
12,968 | ![]() |
2015 | 800,008 | ![]() |
2,383 | ![]() |
12,638 | ![]() |
2016 | 805,206 | ![]() |
2,647 | ![]() |
12,130 | ![]() |
2017 | 849,596 | ![]() |
2,211 | ![]() |
12,021 | ![]() |
2018 | 923,033 | ![]() |
3,566 | ![]() |
13,062 | ![]() |
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4] |
Statistics
See also![]() Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bintulu Airport. References
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