Bintulu Airport

Bintulu Airport

*Lapangan Terbang Bintulu*
Bintulu Airport; Lapangan Terbang Bintulu
	IATA: BTU; ICAO: WBGB;
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
Maps
	; Sarawak State in Malaysia
	BTU /WBGB Location in East Malaysia BTU /WBGB BTU /WBGB (Borneo) BTU /WBGB BTU /WBGB (Malaysia) BTU /WBGB BTU /WBGB (Southeast Asia) BTU /WBGB BTU /WBGB (Asia)
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Passenger
Passenger	923,033 ( 8.6%)
Airfreight (tonnes)	3,566 ( 25.1%)
Aircraft movements	13,062 ( 8.7%)
	Source: official web site; AIP Malaysia

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

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
AirAsia	Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur–International
Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings	Miri, Mukah, Sibu

Traffic and Statistics

Traffic

**Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics**
Year	Passengers handled	Passenger % Change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % Change	Aircraft Movements	Aircraft % Change
2003	427,894		940		13,627
2004	464,576	8.6	1,375	46.3	13,546	0.6
2005	487,077	4.8	2,110	53.4	13,619	0.5
2006	449,673	7.7	2,205	4.5	11,804	13.3
2007	381,158	15.2	2,252	2.1	7,093	39.9
2008	417,918	9.6	1,978	12.2	16,787	136.7
2009	487,060	16.5	1,903	3.8	51,009	203.9
2010	557,459	14.4	1,703	10.5	24,246	52.5
2011	590,253	5.9	2,071	21.6	17,122	29.4
2012	661,553	12.1	2,574	24.3	12,294	28.2
2013	779,774	17.9	2,553	0.8	13,661	11.1
2014	832,440	6.8	2,318	9.2	12,968	5.1
2015	800,008	3.9	2,383	2.8	12,638	2.5
2016	805,206	0.6	2,647	11.1	12,130	4.0
2017	849,596	5.5	2,211	16.4	12,021	0.9
2018	923,033	8.6	3,566	25.1	13,062	8.7
^{Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad^[3]}

Statistics

Busiest Domestic Flights Out of Bintulu Airport by Frequency as of December 2019
Rank	Destination	Frequency (Weekly)	Airlines
1	Kuala Lumpur	35	AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines
2	Kuching, Sarawak	35	AirAsia
3	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	14	AirAsia
4	Miri, Sarawak	14	MASwings
5	Sibu, Sarawak	14	MASwings
6	Mukah, Sarawak	2	MASwings

Pan Borneo Highway project

Bintulu Airport is one of 11 work package contract (WPCs) as its junction will be part of it. It was conducted by Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU) as turnkey contractor and was taken by KKBWCT Joint Venture Sdn Bhd to Sungai Arip in Sibu and Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd (PPK) to Sungai Tangap in Miri, as it shows:

1. WPC 09 - Sg. Arip Bridge to Bintulu Airoprt Junction - KKBWCT Joint Venture Sdn Bhd.
2. WPC 10 - Bintulu Airport Junction - Sg. Tangap - Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd.

References

^ ^a ^b Bintulu Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
^ ^a ^b WBGB - BINTULU at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2018" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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[MAHB-1] Bintulu Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

[AIP-2] WBGB - BINTULU at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia

[3] "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2018" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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