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Bintulu Airport
Lapangan Terbang Bintulu
民都鲁机场 |
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| IATA: BTU – ICAO: WBGB |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Government of Malaysia |
| Operator |
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Serves |
Bintulu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
| Location |
Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
| Elevation AMSL |
74 ft / 23 m |
| Coordinates |
03°07′25″N 113°01′13″E / 3.12361°N 113.02028°E / 3.12361; 113.02028 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 17/35 |
2,745 |
9,006 |
Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) |
| Passengers |
417,918 |
| Airfreight movements in tonnes |
1,978 |
| Aircraft movements |
16,787 |
| Source: official web site and DAFIF |
Bintulu Airport (IATA: BTU, ICAO: WBGB) is an airport serving Bintulu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. The airport is located 5.5 km 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. History
History of Bintulu airport began in early 1937 when the British colony built an airfield situated between a river at one end and the sea coast at the other end.
Bintulu old airport was open for operation on 1 September 1955, with a grass-surface runway catering for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide and Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer aircraft operated by Borneo Airways Limited.
In 1963, bigger types of aircraft such as DC-3 services were introduced.
In 1966, the runway was resurfaced with bitumen and the terminal building was also extended to cater for increasing number of passenger.
On 1st of July 1968, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines introduced scheduled Fokker 27 services into Bintulu. The terminal building and the parking apron was extended in 1981 to accommodate Fokker 50 aircraft.
In September 2005, first low-cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia started operating in Bintulu airport. FlyAsianXpress (FAX),subsidiary company for AirAsia has taken over major domestic routes linking Bintulu, started its operation on 1 August 2006, until 30 September 2007. On 1 October 2007, Malaysia Airlines subsidiary, MASwings took over the link connecting Bintulu.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| AirAsia |
Kuala Lumpur, Kuching |
| Malaysia Airlines |
Kuala Lumpur, Kuching |
| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings |
Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Miri, Sibu |
Traffic and statistics
Overall Operational Statistics
| Years |
Passenger Movements |
Aircraft Movements |
Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes |
Cargo Movements in Kilograms |
| 2003 |
427,894 |
13,627 |
940 |
2,072 |
| 2004 |
464,576 |
13,546 |
1,375 |
3,031 |
| 2005 |
487,077 |
13,619 |
2,110 |
4,651 |
| 2006 |
449,673 |
11,804 |
2,205 |
4,861 |
| 2007 |
381,158 |
7,093 |
2,252 |
2,251,766 |
| 2008 |
417,918 |
16,787 |
1,978 |
1,978,424 |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Malaysia
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| ICAO ID |
WBGB
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| Time |
UTC+8
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| Latitude |
3.123850
03° 07' 25.86" N
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| Longitude |
113.020472
113° 01' 13.70" E
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| Elevation |
74 feet
23 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
000° E (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Communications
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| TWR |
122.3
119.25
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| GND |
121.8
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| ATIS |
127.8
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 17/35 |
9006 x 147 feet
2745 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
079FCXT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
VBU |
BINTULU |
073X |
112.6 |
1.9 NM |
165.4
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| NDB |
BTU |
BINTULU |
- |
368 |
1.3 NM |
348.7
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
BASH. Gas stacks within 3 NM rad N03 16.2' E113 04.2', flares may shoot up to 1000'.
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| FUEL |
(NC-A1) avbl 2200-1145Z, OT 2 hr PN. Fone C086-312463.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 2245-1215Z dly.
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| TFC PAT |
Rwy 17 rgt tfc.
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