Bintulu Airport
Bintulu Airport Lapangan Terbang Bintulu | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
| Opened | 30 March 2003 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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Sarawak State in Malaysia | |||||||||||
Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2023) | |||||||||||
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Source: official website AIP Malaysia | |||||||||||
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, 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.
Bintulu Airport was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on December 19, 2002.