Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba
| Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba | |||||||
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Pangkalan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei, Rimba ڤڠكالن تنترا اودارا دراج بروني، ريمبا | |||||||
| Rimba, Gadong 'A', Brunei-Muara Near Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei Darussalam | |||||||
Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba's main gate in 2023 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Military airbase and headquarters | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Brunei Air Force | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | mindef.gov.bn | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 04°56′54″N 114°55′25″E / 4.94833°N 114.92361°E | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Brig Gen Mohammad Sharif Ibrahim | ||||||
| Past commanders | Brig Gen Mahmud Saidin (first Bruneian with fighter pilots' licence) | ||||||
| Occupants | see below | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: BWN, ICAO: WBSB | ||||||
| Elevation | 22 metres (72 feet) AMSL | ||||||
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| Notes | Aerodrome facilities are shared with Brunei International Airport. | ||||||
Officially known as Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba (Malay: Pangkalan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei, Rimba), commonly known as Rimba Air Force Base (Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba), occasionally known as Rimba Airbase, and informally abbreviated Rimba AFB; it is the military headquarters and main operating airbase of the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF, originally Angkatan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei - ATUDB; from 2005 to Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei - TUDB). It is located near the Bruneian village of Kampong Rimba, opposite, and sharing its main runway of 3,685 metres (12,090 feet) with the Brunei International Airport (BIA), at Bandar Seri Begawan, in the Brunei-Muara District of the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam.