Bintulu Airport

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

Lapangan Terbang Bintulu
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesBintulu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia
LocationBintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates03°07′27″N 113°01′11″E
Maps

Sarawak State in Malaysia
BTU /WBGB
Location in East Malaysia
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Borneo)
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Malaysia)
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Southeast Asia)
BTU /WBGB
BTU /WBGB (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passenger923,033 ( 8.6%)
Airfreight (tonnes)3,566 ( 25.1%)
Aircraft movements13,062 ( 8.7%)
Source: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

History
Old Bintulu Airport building (right) in 1955.

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.

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 1 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
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Johor Bahru,[3] Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Malaysia Airlines
operated by MASwings 		Miri, Mukah, Sibu

Traffic and Statistics

Traffic
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2003427,89494013,627
2004464,576 8.61,375 46.313,546 0.6
2005487,077 4.82,110 53.413,619 0.5
2006449,673 7.72,205 4.511,804 13.3
2007381,158 15.22,252 2.17,093 39.9
2008417,918 9.61,978 12.216,787 136.7
2009487,060 16.51,903 3.851,009 203.9
2010557,459 14.41,703 10.524,246 52.5
2011590,253 5.92,071 21.617,122 29.4
2012661,553 12.12,574 24.312,294 28.2
2013779,774 17.92,553 0.813,661 11.1
2014832,440 6.82,318 9.212,968 5.1
2015800,008 3.92,383 2.812,638 2.5
2016805,206 0.62,647 11.112,130 4.0
2017849,596 5.52,211 16.412,021 0.9
2018923,033 8.63,566 25.113,062 8.7
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4]

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