Labuan Airport

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Labuan Airport
Lapangan Terbang Labuan
IATA: LBU – ICAO: WBKL
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Labuan, Malaysia
Elevation AMSL 101 ft / 31 m
Coordinates 05°18′02″N 115°15′00″E / 5.30056, 115.25
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Passengers 642,582
Aircraft movements 9,292
Cargo in metric tonnes 3,000+
Sources: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Labuan Airport (IATA: LBUICAO: WBKL) is an airport that serves the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia. The airport is 8 km from Labuan Town(Victoria). 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. At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and the Airbus A330, with 3 aerobridges. In 2005, the airport handled 642,582 passengers, 9,292 aircraft movements and over 3,000 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport is able to handle over 1.2 million passengers per year.[1]

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[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Passenger Terminals

Airlines operating in Labuan Airport
Airlines Destinations Terminal
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur Main Terminal Building
Malaysia Airlines Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
  • Kota Kinabalu, Miri
Main Terminal Building

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. ^ Airport information for WBKL at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for LBU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.

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