Labuan Airport
Labuan Airport Lapangan Terbang Labuan | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Labuan, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 101 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°18′06″N 115°14′54″E / 5.30167°N 115.24833°E | ||||||||||
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  WBKL Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Labuan Airport (IATA: LBU, ICAO: WBKL) is an airport that serves the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia. The airport is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) or 5 km (3.1 mi) by road from Victoria (Labuan Town). It was planned for Labuan Airport to be a regional hub for connecting flights within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) but this plan was postponed due to logistics and unsuitability.
At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A330, with 4 aerobridges. In 2008, the airport handled 550,859 passengers, 11,328 aircraft movements and over 4,500 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport is able to handle over 1.2 million passengers per year.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Kota Kinabalu, Miri |
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| Rank | Destination | Frequency (Weekly) |
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| 1 |  Sarawak, Miri
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| 2 |  Sabah, Kota Kinabalu
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28 |
| 3 |  Kuala Lumpur
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28 |
See also
- Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
- Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)
- List of former Royal Air Force stations
References
- ^ a b Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ WBKL - LABUAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ "MAHB Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
External links
- Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WBKL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LBU at Aviation Safety Network
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