Bintulu Airport

Bintulu Airport

Lapangan Terbang Bintulu
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesBintulu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia
LocationBintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia
Opened30 March 2003; 21 years ago (2003-03-30)
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates03°07′27″N 113°01′11″E / 3.12417°N 113.01972°E / 3.12417; 113.01972
Maps
Sarawak State in Malaysia
Sarawak State in Malaysia
BTU /WBGB is located in East Malaysia
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB
Location in East Malaysia
BTU /WBGB is located in Borneo
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Borneo)
BTU /WBGB is located in Malaysia
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Malaysia)
BTU /WBGB is located in Southeast Asia
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Southeast Asia)
BTU /WBGB is located in Asia
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger370,437 (Decrease 66.8%)
Cargo (tonnes)1,378 (Decrease 70.4%)
Aircraft movements6,529 (Decrease 49.4%)
Source: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

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]

Bintulu Airport was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on December 19, 2002.

  1. ^ a b Bintulu Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. ^ a b WBGB - BINTULU Archived 2013-12-28 at the Wayback Machine at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia