Mukah Airport
Mukah Airport Lapangan Terbang Mukah | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mukah Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Location | Mukah, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 02°54′25″N 112°04′30″E / 2.90694°N 112.07500°E | ||||||||||
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  WBGK Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Mukah Airport (IATA: MKM[3], ICAO: WBGK) is a STOLport (Short Take-Off and Landing airport) in Mukah, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
In 2018, the STOLport handled 40,919 passengers and 4,360 aircraft movements.[1]
Airlines and destinations
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| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Bintulu, Kuching, Miri, Sibu, Tanjung Manis |
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Future developments
In April 2009, the federal government allocated RM436 million for a new airport in Mukah. This new airport will replace the old one and will allow Mukah Airport to accommodate Code 3C (ATR 72) type of aircraft, with a terminal capacity of 250,000 passengers per annum. The airport will also be equipped with a new VVIP room, government staff quarters as well as new facilities for an air traffic control tower.[5] Works began in July 2017 and are scheduled for completion by August 2020.[5] The main contractors in this project is Ibraco Construction Sdn Bhd and Hock Peng Furniture & General Contractor Sdn Bhd.
See also
References
- ^ a b c [1] at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ WBGB - BINTULU at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ Airport information for MKM at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Mukah STOLport" (PDF). Malaysia Airports Berhad. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b [2] at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
External links
- Short Take-Off and Landing Airports (STOL) at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Accident history for MKM at Aviation Safety Network
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