Brunei International Airport

Brunei International Airport

لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا بروني

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brunei
Roadside exterior view of passenger terminal at Brunei International Airport, with approach roads in foreground.
Brunei International Airport (BIA)
passenger terminal
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Brunei
OperatorDepartment of Civil Aviation
ServesBrunei Darussalam
LocationBandar Seri Begawan,
Brunei-Muara District,
Brunei Darussalam
Opened1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Hub forRoyal Brunei Airlines
Built1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Time zoneBrunei Darussalam Time (BNT) (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL22 m / 73 ft
Coordinates04°56′43″N 114°56′01″E / 4.94528°N 114.93361°E / 4.94528; 114.93361
WebsiteBrunei Int'l Airport (archived)
Maps
Brunei-Muara District in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei-Muara District in Brunei Darussalam
BWN / WBSB is located in Brunei
BWN / WBSB
BWN / WBSB
Location in Brunei Darussalam
BWN / WBSB is located in Borneo
BWN / WBSB
BWN / WBSB
BWN / WBSB (Borneo)
BWN / WBSB is located in Southeast Asia
BWN / WBSB
BWN / WBSB
BWN / WBSB (Southeast Asia)
BWN / WBSB is located in Asia
BWN / WBSB
BWN / WBSB
BWN / WBSB (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 3,685[1] 12,090 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[2][3]

Brunei International Airport (BIA) (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brunei, Jawi: لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا بروني ) (IATA: BWN, ICAO: WBSB[2]) is the primary international airport and official airport of entry; one of two airports in the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, on the island of Borneo.

Located near Bandar Seri Begawan in the Brunei-Muara District, it serves as the home base and hub for Royal Brunei Airlines (RB). Additionally, the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) is also headquartered at Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba, which is located opposite the 3,685 by 46 metres (12,090 by 151 feet) main runway on the north-western side, within the aerodrome's environs. Brunei International Airport serves international destinations across Asia and Oceania, as well as flights to the Middle East and London Heathrow.[4]

  1. ^ "Brunei International Airport booklet – Going Further" (PDF). DCA.gov.bn. Department of Civil Aviation, Brunei Darussalam. n.d. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Airport information for WBSB – Brunei Intl". WorldAeroData.com. World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for BWN/WBSB at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Royal Brunei Sep 2020 - Jan 2021 London operations as of 02Sep20". RoutesOnline.com. Routes Online, Informa PLC. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2022.