Bintulu Airport
Bintulu Airport Lapangan Terbang Bintulu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bintulu Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Location | Bintulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 30 March 2003; 21 years ago (2003年03月30日) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 74 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 03°07′27′′N 113°01′11′′E / 3.12417°N 113.01972°E / 3.12417; 113.01972 | ||||||||||
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| Sarawak State in Malaysia Sarawak State in Malaysia | |||||||||||
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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 was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on December 19, 2002.
History
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The 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's 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, larger types of aircraft such as DC-3 services were introduced. In 1966, the runway was resurfaced with bitumen, and the terminal building was extended to cater for an increasing number of passengers.
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. The old airport served the town until 30 March 2003, when it closed and moved to a location outside of town.[3]
In September 2005, the first low-cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia, started operating in Bintulu airport. FlyAsianXpress (FAX), a subsidiary company of AirAsia, took over major domestic routes linking Bintulu. It started its operation on 1 August 2006, and lasted until 30 September 2007. On 1 October 2007, Malaysia Airlines subsidiary MASwings took over the link connecting Bintulu.
Airlines and destinations
[edit ]Traffic and statistics
[edit ]Traffic
[edit ]Year
|
Passengers
handled |
Passenger
% change |
Cargo
(tonnes) |
Cargo
% change |
Aircraft
movements |
Aircraft
% change |
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| 2003 | 427,894 | Steady | 940 | Steady | 13,627 | Steady |
| 2004 | 464,576 | Increase 8.6 | 1,375 | Increase 46.3 | 13,546 | Decrease 0.6 |
| 2005 | 487,077 | Increase 4.8 | 2,110 | Increase 53.4 | 13,619 | Increase 0.5 |
| 2006 | 449,673 | Decrease 7.7 | 2,205 | Increase 4.5 | 11,804 | Decrease 13.3 |
| 2007 | 381,158 | Decrease 15.2 | 2,252 | Increase 2.1 | 7,093 | Decrease 39.9 |
| 2008 | 417,918 | Increase 9.6 | 1,978 | Decrease 12.2 | 16,787 | Increase 136.7 |
| 2009 | 487,060 | Increase 16.5 | 1,903 | Decrease 3.8 | 51,009 | Increase 203.9 |
| 2010 | 557,459 | Increase 14.4 | 1,703 | Decrease 10.5 | 24,246 | Decrease 52.5 |
| 2011 | 590,253 | Increase 5.9 | 2,071 | Increase 21.6 | 17,122 | Decrease 29.4 |
| 2012 | 661,553 | Increase 12.1 | 2,574 | Increase 24.3 | 12,294 | Decrease 28.2 |
| 2013 | 779,774 | Increase 17.9 | 2,553 | Decrease 0.8 | 13,661 | Increase 11.1 |
| 2014 | 832,440 | Increase 6.8 | 2,318 | Decrease 9.2 | 12,968 | Decrease 5.1 |
| 2015 | 800,008 | Decrease 3.9 | 2,383 | Increase 2.8 | 12,638 | Decrease 2.5 |
| 2016 | 805,206 | Increase 0.6 | 2,647 | Increase 11.1 | 12,130 | Decrease 4.0 |
| 2017 | 849,596 | Increase 5.5 | 2,211 | Decrease 16.4 | 12,021 | Decrease 0.9 |
| 2018 | 923,033 | Increase 8.6 | 3,566 | Increase 25.1 | 13,062 | Increase 8.7 |
| 2019 | 1,114,513 | Increase 20.7 | 4,659 | Increase 30.7 | 12,901 | Decrease 1.2 |
| 2020 | 370,437 | Decrease 66.8 | 1,378 | Decrease 70.4 | 6,529 | Decrease 49.4 |
| 2021 | 165,619 | Decrease 55.3 | 381 | Decrease 72.3 | 3,520 | Decrease 46.1 |
| 2022 | 725,872 | Increase 338.3 | 1,752 | Increase 359.8 | 8,013 | Increase 127.6 |
| 2023 | 871,153 | Increase 20.0 | 1,591 | Decrease 9.2 | 8,665 | Increase 8.1 |
| Source: Ministry of Transport (Malaysia) [5] [6] | ||||||
Statistics
[edit ]| Rank | Destination | Frequency (weekly) |
Airlines |
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| 1 | Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur | 28 | AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines |
| 2 | Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak | 26 | AirAsia |
| 3 | Sarawak Miri, Sarawak | 7 | MASwings |
| 3 | Sarawak Sibu, Sarawak | 7 | MASwings |
| 5 | Sabah Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | 5 | AirAsia |
| 6 | Sarawak Mukah, Sarawak | 2 | MASwings |
Pan Borneo Highway project
[edit ]Bintulu Airport is one of 11 work package contracts (WPCs), as its junction will be part of it. It was conducted by Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU) as turnkey contractor and was taken by KKBWCT Joint Venture Sdn Bhd to Sungai Arip in Sibu and Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd (PPK) to Sungai Tangap in Miri, as it shows:
- WPC 09 - Sg. Arip Bridge to Bintulu Airport Junction - KKBWCT Joint Venture Sdn Bhd.
- WPC 10 - Bintulu Airport Junction - Sg. Tangap - Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd.
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b Bintulu Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ a b WBGB - BINTULU Archived 2013年12月28日 at the Wayback Machine at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ "Bintulu's new airport to begin operations". The Star. Retrieved 2022年06月07日.
- ^ Batik Air tawar penerbangan harian Bintulu-Kuala Lumpur mulai Nov: TiongUtusan Borneo, 22 Sep 2024
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2018" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistic of Aviation Transport". MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MALAYSIA OFFICIAL PORTAL. Retrieved 26 October 2024.