| Bintulu Airport Lapangan Terbang Bintulu 民都鲁机场 |
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| IATA: BTU – ICAO: WBGB
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| 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 | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 17/35 | 2,745 | 9,006 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 557,459 | ||
| Airfreight movements in tonnes | 1,703 | ||
| Aircraft movements | 24,246 | ||
| Source: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
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.[1]
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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 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 | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur, Kuching |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur, Kuching |
| MASwings | Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Miri, Sibu |
| Years | Passenger Movements | Aircraft Movements | Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes | Cargo Movements in Kilograms |
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| 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 |
| 2009[4] | 487,060 | 15,009 | 1,903 | 1,903,000 |
| 2010[5] | 557,459 | 24,246 | 1,703 | 1,703,000 |