Brunei International Airport
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| Brunei International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brunei برني |
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| IATA: BWN - ICAO: WBSB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Brunei | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 72 ft (11 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 12,000 | 3,658 | Asphalt |
Brunei International Airport (Malay (Roman Script): Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brunei; (Jawi script): برني ) (IATA: BWN, ICAO: WBSB) is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei.
Commercial air transport in Brunei began in 1953, with the establishment of air service links connecting Bandar Seri Begawan with Anduki in the Belait District. Initial flights to Malaysia were made to accommodate travellers from Labuan in Sabah and Lutong in Sarawak. Airport services were operated from the Berakas area at an old runway site built by the Japanese during World War II. It was known then as the Brunei Airport.
The growth in popularity of air travel in the '70s resulted in a significant increased in the civil aviation movement. Suddenly, the old airport was swamped with activity, operating beyond its capacity. This prompted the government to scout for a new site to build a modern airport.
A new airport was constructed in Mukim Berakas in the Brunei-Muara District, because it was easily accessible from all areas of the country. The airport became operational in 1974 and opened Brunei to the world.
The airport's present capacity is 2 million passengers and 50,000 tons of cargo per year. In 2005, Brunei International handled 1.3 million passengers. [1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur)
- Royal Brunei Airlines (Auckland, Bangkok, Brisbane, Darwin, Denpasar, Dubai, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, London-Heathrow, Manila, Perth, Shanghai-Pudong, Sharjah, Singapore, Surabaya, Sydney)
- Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
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