Labuan Airport
Labuan Airport (IATA: LBU, ICAO: WBKL) is an airport that serves the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia. The airport is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) or 5 km (3.1 mi) by road from Victoria (Labuan Town). It was planned for Labuan Airport to be a regional hub for connecting flights within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) but this plan was postponed due to logistics and unsuitability.
Labuan International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Labuan | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
Serves | Labuan, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 101 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 05°18′06″N 115°14′54″E | ||||||||||
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LBU/WBKL Location in Labuan Island , East Malaysia LBU/WBKL LBU/WBKL (Malaysia) LBU/WBKL LBU/WBKL (Southeast Asia) LBU/WBKL LBU/WBKL (Asia) | |||||||||||
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At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A330, with 4 aerobridges. In 2008, the airport handled 550,859 passengers, 11,328 aircraft movements and over 4,500 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport is able to handle over 1.2 million passengers per year.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Kota Kinabalu, Miri |
Malindo Air | Kuala Lumpur–International[3] |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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MASkargo | Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International |
Raya Airways | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
Traffic and statistics
Year | Passengers | Aircraft movements |
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2003 | 696,961 | 9,896 |
2004 | 686,103 | 10,668 |
2005 | 642,582 | 9,510 |
2006 | 575,684 | 9,554 |
2007 | 535,294 | 10,349 |
2008 | 550,859 | 11,328 |
2009 | 476,876 | 11,045 |
2010 | 505,903 | 12,093 |
2011 | 567,928 | 12,762 |
2012 | 617,130 | 13,589 |
2013 | 738,769 | 15,139 |
2014 | 789,494 | 15,596 |
2015 | 684,108 | 13,249 |
Year | Cargo handled (metric tonnes) |
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2003 | 2,733 |
2004 | 2,653 |
2005 | 3,077 |
2006 | 3,207 |
2007 | 3,985 |
2008 | 4,566 |
2009 | 4,165 |
2010 | 4,592 |
2011 | 5,294 |
2012 | 6,072 |
2013 | 9,329 |
2014 | 11,591 |
2015 | 9,834 |
Rank | Destination | Frequency (Weekly) |
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1 | Sarawak, Miri | 28 |
2 | Sabah, Kota Kinabalu | 28 |
3 | Kuala Lumpur | 21 |
Labuan Airbase
The Labuan Airport also located near with RMAF Labuan airbase.
See also
References
- Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- WBKL - LABUAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279452/malindo-air-adds-scheduled-labuan-flights-from-aug-2018/
- "MAHB Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Labuan Airport. |
- Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WBKL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LBU at Aviation Safety Network