Bintulu Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Bintulu Airport
nativename = Lapangan Terbang Bintulu


IATA = BTU
ICAO = WBGB
type = Public
owner =
operator = Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
city-served =
location = Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia
elevation-f = 74
elevation-m = 23
coordinates = nowrap|coord|03|07|25|N|113|01|13|E|type:airport_region:MY
website =
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 17/35
r1-length-m = 2,745
r1-length-f = 9,006
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2005
stat1-header = Passengers
stat1-data = 487,077
stat2-header = Aircraft Movements
stat2-data = 13,146
footnotes = Source: official web site [http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?ch=17&pg=55&ac=188 Bintulu Airport, Sarawak] at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad] and DAFIFWAD|WBGB|source=DAFIF] GCM|BTU|source=DAFIF]

Bintulu Airport airport codes|BTU|WBGB is an airport serving Bintulu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. The airport is located 5.5km southwest of the city, and although small, it is able to handle planes as large as a Boeing 747. In 2005, the airport handled 487,077 passengers and 13,146 aircraft movements.

History

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 1st September 1955, with a grass surface runway catering for Rapid and Twin Pioneer aircraft operated by Borneo Airways Limited.

In 1963, bigger types of aircraft such as DC3 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 1st of 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 Friendship (F50) aircraft.

In September 2005, first low cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia started operating in Bintulu airport. Fax Air Services, subsidiary company for AirAsia has taken over major domestic routes linking Bintulu, started its operation on August 2006.

Airlines and destinations

*AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur, Kuching)
*Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Kuching)
**MASwings (Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Miri, Sibu)

ee also

* List of airports in Malaysia

References

External links

* [http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?ch=17&pg=55&ac=188 Bintulu Airport, Sarawak] at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
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