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.

For the airport in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, see Komodo Airport.

Labuan International Airport

Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Labuan
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerKhazanah Nasional Berhad
OperatorMalaysia Airports
ServesLabuan, Malaysia
LocationLabuan, Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL101 ft / 31 m
Coordinates05°18′06″N 115°14′54″E
Map
LBU/WBKL
LBU/WBKL
LBU/WBKL (Malaysia)
LBU/WBKL
LBU/WBKL (Southeast Asia)
LBU/WBKL
LBU/WBKL (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger270,959 ( 61.9%)
Airfreight (tonnes)3,354 ( 46.5%)
Aircraft movements5,999 ( 50.6%)
Sources: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]
Labuan Airport Air Traffic Control Tower.

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
AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur–International
Malaysia Airlines
operated by MASwings 		Kota Kinabalu, Miri
Malindo Air Kuala Lumpur–International[3]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
MASkargo Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International
Raya Airways Kuala Lumpur–Subang

Traffic and statistics

Traffic
Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
2011567,9285,29412,762
2012617,130 8.76,072 14.713,589 6.5
2013738,769 19.79,329 53.615,139 11.4
2014789,494 6.911,591 24.215,596 3.0
2015684,108 13.39,834 15.213,249 15.0
2016269,696 13.04,620 53.010,959 17.3
2017595,290 3.05,071 9.810,185 7.1
2018574,107 0.63,996 21.110,698 5.0
2019710,271 23.76,270 56.912,143 13.5
2020270,959 61.93,354 46.55,999 50.6
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4]

Statistics
RankDestinationFrequency
(Weekly)
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
  1. Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. WBKL - LABUAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. "Malindo Air adds scheduled Labuan flights from Aug 2018 | Routes".
  4. "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 5 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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