Layang-Layang Airport Swallow Reef Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Dual-use | ||||||||||
Operator | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Location | Swallow Reef | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 7°22′20″N 113°50′30″E / 7.37222°N 113.84167°E | ||||||||||
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Location of airport in the South China Sea | |||||||||||
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Layang-Layang Airport (English: Swallow Reef Airport) is located on Swallow Reef (Pulau Layang-Layang) in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. It is about 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The airport serves a Royal Malaysian Navy naval station (Station Lima) and a 3-star diving resort as well as a marine research facility, MARSAL (Marine Research Station Pulau Layang-Layang).[1]