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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Sematan Airport
| name = Sematan Airport
| nativename =
| nativename =
| image =
| image =
| IATA = BSE
| IATA = BSE
| ICAO = WBGN
| ICAO = WBGN
| type = Public
| type = Private
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = [[Malaysia Airports Berhad]]
| operator = [[Malaysia Airports Berhad]]
| city-served = [[Sematan]], [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]]
| city-served = [[Sematan]], [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]]
| location =
| location =
| timezone = [[Time in Malaysia|MST]]
| timezone = [[Time in Malaysia|MST]]
| utc = [[UTC+08:00]]
| utc = [[UTC+08:00]]
| elevation-f =
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| coordinates = {{coord|01|48|49|N|109|45|46|E|region:MY|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|01|48|49|N|109|45|46|E|region:MY|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Malaysia East
| pushpin_map = Malaysia East
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in East Malaysia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in East Malaysia
| pushpin_label = WBGN
| pushpin_label = WBGN
| website =
| website =
| metric-rwy = y
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number =
| r1-number =
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| footnotes = Source: Great Circle Mapper<ref name=GCM/>
| footnotes = Source: Great Circle Mapper<ref name=GCM/>
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'''Sematan Airport''' {{airport codes|BSE|WBGN}} is located in [[Sematan]], [[Malaysia]].<ref name=GCM>{{GCM|BSE}}</ref> There are no scheduled flights at this airport.
'''Sematan Airport''' {{airport codes|BSE|WBGN}} is located in [[Sematan]], [[Lundu District]], [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]].<ref name=GCM>{{GCM|BSE}}</ref>

==History==
The Sematan airfield was officiated in September 1958 where [[Borneo Airways]] Twin Pioneer was the first aircraft landed here.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ah Chon |first1=Ho |title=The Sarawak River |date=1995 |publisher=University of Michigan |isbn=9789839172041 |page=113 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIBuAAAAMAAJ |access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>

There are no scheduled flights at this airport. The fact that this airport is for RMAF. In 1974 there was a helicopter crash killing 2 or 3 generals. From then, no more than one high tanking officer was allowed per helicopter.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Airports in Malaysia}}
{{Airports in Malaysia}}


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[[Category:Airports in Sarawak]]
[[Category:Airports in Sarawak]]
[[Category:Lundu District]]





Latest revision as of 06:33, 27 August 2024

Sematan Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorMalaysia Airports Berhad
ServesSematan, Sarawak, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Coordinates01°48′49″N 109°45′46″E / 1.81361°N 109.76278°E / 1.81361; 109.76278
Map
WBGN is located in East Malaysia
WBGN
WBGN
Location in East Malaysia
Map
Source: Great Circle Mapper[1]

Sematan Airport (IATA: BSE, ICAO: WBGN) is located in Sematan, Lundu District, Sarawak, Malaysia.[1]

History

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The Sematan airfield was officiated in September 1958 where Borneo Airways Twin Pioneer was the first aircraft landed here.[2]

There are no scheduled flights at this airport. The fact that this airport is for RMAF. In 1974 there was a helicopter crash killing 2 or 3 generals. From then, no more than one high tanking officer was allowed per helicopter.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Airport information for BSE at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ Ah Chon, Ho (1995). The Sarawak River. University of Michigan. p. 113. ISBN 9789839172041. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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