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{{Airport frame}}
{{Short description|Airport in Sarawak, Malaysia}}
{{Infobox airport
{{Airport title|name=Miri Airport|nativename=Lapangan Terbang Miri|}}
| name = Miri Airport
{{Airport infobox|
| nativename = <small>''Lapangan Terbang Miri''</small>
IATA=MYY|
| image = Miri Airport MRD.jpg
ICAO=WBGR|
| caption = View of the runway at Miri Airport
type=Public|
| image-width = 200
run by=Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| IATA = MYY
closest town=Miri|
| ICAO = WBGR
elevation_ft=59|
| coordinates = {{coord|04|19|31|N|113|59|18|E|display=inline,title}}
elevation_m=18|
| image_map = LocationMalaysia.svg
coordinates={{coor dms|04|19|21|N|113|59|14|E|type:airport}}
| image_map_caption = [[Sarawak]] state in Malaysia
| pushpin_map = Borneo#Malaysia East#Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia
| pushpin_label = ''' MYY '''/WBGR
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Miri]], [[Sarawak]], [[East Malaysia]]
| type = Public
| owner = [[Khazanah Nasional]]
| operator = [[Malaysia Airports|Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]]
| city-served = [[Miri, Malaysia|Miri]], [[Sarawak]]
| location = [[Miri, Malaysia|Miri]], [[Sarawak]]
| hub = [[MASwings]], HAS International Sdn Bhd, Hornbill Skyways
| timezone = [[Time in Malaysia|MST]]
| utc = [[UTC+08:00]]
| elevation-f = 59
| website = https://www.miriairport.com/
| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 02/20
| r1-length-m = 2,745
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| stat-year = 2020
| stat1-header = Passenger
| stat1-data = 876,402 ({{decrease}} 64.0%)
| stat2-header = Airfreight (metric tonnes)
| stat2-data = 5,345 ({{increase}} 1.3%)
| stat3-header = Aircraft movements
| stat3-data = 25,804 ({{decrease}} 41.0%)
| footnotes = Sources: Official website<ref name=MAHB>[http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=65 Miri International Airport, Sarawak] at [[Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]]</ref><br />[[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] Malaysia<ref name=AIP>[http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf/AD/AD2/WBGG/WBGG%20-%20Kuching%20International%20Airport.pdf WBGR - MIRI] at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia</ref>
}}
}}
'''Miri Airport'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mot.gov.my/en/aviation/infrastructure/list-of-airports|title=Official Portal Ministry of Transportation, Malaysia. List of Airports.}}</ref> {{airport codes|MYY|WBGR}} is an airport located {{Convert|9.5|km|abbr=on}} south east<ref name=AIP/> of [[Miri, Malaysia|Miri]], a city in the [[Malaysia]]n state of [[Sarawak]]. The airport is the sixth-busiest airport in Malaysia, and the second-busiest in Sarawak.
{{Runway title}}
{{Runway|
runway_angle=02/20|
runway_length_f=9,005|
runway_length_m=2,745|
runway_surface=[[Asphalt]]|
}}
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Miri Airport is the main hub for [[MASWings]] Twin Otter fleet which took over the rural air services from [[FlyAsianXpress]]. Its location in the middle of [[Malaysian Borneo]] close to the border of [[Brunei]] makes it a suitable hub for rural air services and an important gateway to Sarawak. In 2014, Miri Airport was the sixth-busiest airport in terms of aircraft movements and the [[Busiest airports in Malaysia|sixth-busiest in terms of passengers handled]] with 2,363,080 passenger movements and 49,204 aircraft movements in the airport.<ref name="MAHB"/>
'''Miri Airport''' ([[IATA]]: '''MYY''', [[ICAO]]: '''WBGR''') ([[Malay Language|Malay]]: Lapangan Terbang Miri) serves the city of [[Miri]], [[Sarawak]] in [[East Malaysia]]. It is one of the most networked domestic airport and the third busiest airport in [[Malaysia]] in terms of aircraft movements in 2005.<ref name=MAHBstats>[http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/view.php?ch=22&pg=116&ac=51&fname=attach&dbIndex=0&ex=1176877452&md=%8B%2Au%11%0A%89%BD%16%AB%00%3CU2%85I%96 Statistics 2005], ''Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad''. Accessed April 18, 2007.</ref> The airport is a major hub for [[FlyAsianXpress]] (FAX) which took over most of the mainly rural domestic services from [[Malaysia Airlines]]. Miri's location in the middle of Malaysian Borneo makes it a suitable hub for rural air services.


Miri Airport is the second largest airport in Sarawak after [[Kuching International Airport]], with a terminal floor space of 16,448m².<ref name=MAHBSarawakTender>{{cite web|title=Tender Briefing for Package Deal (Sarawak) |url=https://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/sites/corporate/files/2019-04/PD%20Tender%20Briefing%20-%20Sarawak%20Region.pdf |accessdate=10 July 2019 |publisher=MAHB |date=15 March 2019 }}</ref> Miri Airport is not considered an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and [[Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]] (MAHB) despite having daily scheduled international flights.
In 2005, there was 1.59 million passengers movement, and 40,302 aircraft movement in the airport.<ref name="MAHBstats" />


==History==
== Airlines and destinations ==
As the population of Miri Town grew, the need for a larger airport forced the government to search for a new site to relieve the traffic at [[Lutong Airport]]. A site to the south-east of the town centre was selected. Miri Airport was fully functional post-1985.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2022/12/21/miri-airport-to-close-bay-2-for-upgrading-until-august-2023/ | title=Miri Airport to close Bay 2 for upgrading until August 2023 | date=21 December 2022 }}</ref>


==Facilities==
*[[AirAsia]] (Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching)
Miri International Airport is situated 9.5&nbsp;km (5.9&nbsp;mi) south-east of Miri's city centre and is ranked the sixth busiest domestic airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger and aircraft movement.<ref name=Miri11MP>{{cite web|title=Miri Airport to be expanded under 11MP|date=7 December 2011 |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/12/07/miri-airport-to-be-expanded-under-11mp/|publisher=Borneo Post Online}}</ref> The airport has a terminal which can accommodate up to 2 million passengers annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etawau.com/HTML/Miri/MiriInternationalAirport.htm |title=Miri International Airport |accessdate=2013-02-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127105132/http://etawau.com/HTML/Miri/MiriInternationalAirport.htm |archivedate=2013-01-27 }}</ref>
*[[Malaysia Airlines]] (Hong Kong , Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching,)

**[[MASWings]] (Bakelalan, Bario, Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Kuching, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lawas, Limbang, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi, Mukah, Mulu, Sandakan, Sibu, Tawau)
*'''Airport terminal'''
The two-storey terminal building is able to handle up to 2 million passengers per annum. The terminal has been operating beyond its designed limits since 2012.<ref name="MAHB"/> There are a total of 15 check-in counters, of which six are [[Malaysia Airlines]]/[[MASwings]] check-in counters and four are for [[AirAsia]]. There are also [[Malaysia Airlines]]/[[MASwings]] and [[AirAsia]] self check-in kiosks, located near the side entrance of the airport. The terminal is equipped with a total of three conveyor belts in the baggage reclaim hall.

Several shops and dining outlets can be found in the airport, including [[Starbucks]], [[Marrybrown]] and [[Famous Amos]]. [[Malaysia Airlines]]/[[MASwings]] and [[AirAsia]] each has a sales office in the airport. [[Malindo Air]] initially maintained its sales office on the first floor of the airport, just outside the departure hall, even though it has suspended flights to Miri from [[Kuala Lumpur]] indefinitely. A few months later, Malindo's sales office in Miri closed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Aubrey|first1=Samuel|title=Malindo Air to suspend KL-Miri sector indefinitely|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/10/08/malindo-air-to-suspend-kl-miri-sector-indefinitely/|accessdate=19 December 2014|publisher=Borneo Post Online|date=8 October 2013}}</ref> July 1, 2016 witnessed the official resumption of Kuala Lumpur-Miri flight by Malindo.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malindo Air resumes suspended KL-Miri flight, KL-Sibu next|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/07/02/malindo-air-resumes-suspended-kl-miri-flight-kl-sibu-next/|accessdate=2 July 2016|publisher=Borneo Post Online|date=2 July 2016}}</ref> Barely a few months later, Malindo Air once again terminated its route from Miri to Kuala Lumpur in April 2017.

There are two aprons in the airport: Apron 'A' and Apron 'B'.<ref>http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf%20new/.../AIPSUPP%20201418.pdf {{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia</ref> The expansion of Apron 'B' was completed in 2014. The aprons underwent yet another expansion in 2015 and were completed on 3 March 2016.<ref name=AIP2016>http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf%20new/AIP%20SUPP/AIPSUPP%20201602.pdf at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia</ref> The expansion allows 4 additional parking bays for code C aircraft (i.e. [[Boeing 737]] or [[Airbus A320]] and equivalent) and 6 for ATR 72. All existing taxiways, gates and parking bays were renamed after the expansion and upgrades. The apron can now accommodate 7 code C aircraft, 1 [[Airbus A330]] or [[Boeing 777]], 9 [[ATR 72]]s and 4 [[Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter]]s at any given time. Gates A1 - 3 in apron 'A' were renamed Gates 2 - 4 (parking bays 2 - 4), with a new addition of Gate 5 which consists of bays 5 - 8. All gates are for code C aircraft, except for Gate 4 which is optimised for widebody aircraft of up to Airbus A330 & Boeing 777. Apron 'B' is restricted to ATR 72 aircraft or smaller (i.e. DHC-6 Twin Otter) and is primarily used by MASWings, except for parking bay 1 (formerly parking bay B1), which is used for code C aircraft. Gates B and C in apron 'B' were renamed to Gate 1 consisting of parking bays 1 and R1 - R13 (parking bays R1 - 3 were former parking bays B2 - B4 while bays R10 - R13 were initially bays C1 - C4). Parking bays R4 - R9 are new additional parking bays. For the comfort of passengers boarding and disembarking ATR 72s or DHC-6s, 3-fingered piers with covered walkways were also constructed in apron 'B', based on the walkways found in [[Low cost carrier terminal]] (LCCT) of [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]] (KLIA) that is now closed.

*'''Runway and taxiways'''
Miri International Airport is serviced by a 2,745 m × 60 m (9,006&nbsp;ft × 197&nbsp;ft) runway, designated Runway 02/20, and a partial, parallel taxiway at a width of 23&nbsp;m (75&nbsp;ft). Runway 20 is equipped with high intensity simple approach lights whereas Runway 02 has high-intensity Cat 1 precision approach lights installed. Other aids include: ILS, DVOR/DME, NDB and PAPI (slope 3°).<ref>http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf/AD/AD2/WBGR/WBGR%20-%20Charts%20Related%20To%20Miri%20Airport.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012647/http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf/AD/AD2/WBGR/WBGR%20-%20Charts%20Related%20To%20Miri%20Airport.pdf |date=2016-03-05 }} at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia</ref> Taxiways A3, B1 and C1 that connects the runway, Apron 'A' and Apron 'B' with Taxiway A were finished after the 2016 expansion.<ref name=AIP2016/>

[[File:Miriairport terminal.jpg|thumb|Airside view of Miri Airport]]

*'''Hangars'''
There is a hangar for general aviation and a separate hangar now owned by HAS International Sdn Bhd 500 m from the terminal building. The general aviation apron GA2 is a small distance away from GA1 apron, which was completed in 2011. The HAS International hangar and GA2 were designed to accommodate 4 helicopters of up to the latest Airbus Helicopters H175 model.<ref>http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf%20new/AIP%20SUPP/AIPSUPP%20201110.pdf at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia</ref> MASkargo and Gading Sari each maintains a hangar less than 50 m away from the terminal building.

*'''Immigration'''
Sarawak maintains its own immigration autonomy. The exercised laws require all passengers travelling on any flights from outside Sarawak (including all flights from Peninsular Malaysia, the state of Sabah, Federal Territory of Labuan and other countries) to go through the immigration screening at the first entry of any Sarawakian airport.

[[Hornbill Skyways]] has a regional office at Miri Airport.<ref>"[http://www.hornbillskyways.com/contact.php LOCATION]." [[Hornbill Skyways]]. Retrieved on March 15, 2018. "REGIONAL OFFICE (MIRI) Miri Airport, P.O. Box 1702, 98008 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia"</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==

===Passenger===
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|[[AirAsia]]|[[Senai International Airport|Johor Bahru]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/04/475744/airasia-adds-437-extra-flights-hari-raya|title=AirAsia adds 437 extra flights for Hari Raya &#124; New Straits Times}}</ref> [[Kota Kinabalu International Airport|Kota Kinabalu]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]], [[Kuching International Airport|Kuching]] <br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Changi Airport|Singapore]] (resumes 25 January 2025, ends 4 February 2025)<ref name="AirAsia reunites families and friends with extra flights for upcoming Lunar New Year">{{cite web |title=AirAsia reunites families and friends with extra flights for upcoming Lunar New Year |url=https://newsroom.airasia.com/news/airasia-reunites-families-and-friends-with-extra-flights-for-upcoming-lunar-new-year |website=AirAsia Newsroom |date=28 November 2024}}</ref>
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|{{nowrap|[[Batik Air Malaysia]]}}|[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]] (resumes 14 January 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Batik Air Malaysia NW24 Domestic Network Additions|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241018-odnw24my|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref>
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|[[Firefly Airline|Firefly]]|[[Kuching International Airport|Kuching]]
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|{{nowrap|[[Malaysia Airlines]]}}|[[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]]
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|[[MASwings]]|[[Ba'kelalan Airport|Ba'kelalan]], [[Bario Airport|Bario]], [[Bintulu Airport|Bintulu]], [[Labuan Airport|Labuan]], [[Lawas Airport|Lawas]], [[Limbang Airport|Limbang]], [[Long Akah Airport|Long Akah]], [[Long Banga Airport|Long Banga]], [[Long Lellang Airport|Long Lellang]], [[Long Seridan Airport|Long Seridan]], [[Marudi Airport|Marudi]], [[Mukah Airport|Mukah]], [[Mulu Airport|Mulu]], [[Sibu Airport|Sibu]]
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|[[Scoot]]|[[Changi Airport|Singapore]]
|}}
[[File:MAS WINGS ATR72 9M-MWE AT MIRI AIRPORT SARAWAK ISLAND OF BORNEO JUNE 2011.jpg|thumb|A MASwings ATR 72 parked next to a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737]]

===Cargo===
{{airport-dest-list
|[[World Cargo Airlines]]|[[Kota Kinabalu International Airport|Kota Kinabalu]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]], [[Kuching International Airport|Kuching]]}}

==Traffic and statistics==

===Traffic===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:0.5em;"
|+ Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
|-
! Year
! Passengers<br />handled
! Passenger<br />% change
! Cargo<br />(metric tonnes)
! Cargo<br />% change
! Aircraft<br />movements
! Aircraft<br />% change
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2003||1,377,312||{{nochange}}||3,881||{{nochange}}||43,460||{{nochange}}
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2004||1,509,684||{{increase}} 9.6||4,721||{{increase}} 21.6||45,269||{{increase}} 4.2
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2005||1,594,855||{{increase}} 5.6||5,392||{{increase}} 14.2||42,865||{{decrease}} 5.3
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2006||1,559,379||{{decrease}} 2.2||4,080||{{decrease}} 24.3||42,680||{{decrease}} 0.4
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2007||1,454,167||{{decrease}} 6.7||3,564||{{decrease}} 12.6||35,502||{{decrease}} 16.8
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2008||1,537,840||{{increase}} 5.7||4,146||{{increase}} 16.3||38,172||{{increase}} 7.5
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2009||1,620,345||{{increase}} 5.4||3,921||{{decrease}} 5.4||41,996||{{increase}} 10.0
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2010||1,694,915||{{increase}} 4.6||6,770||{{increase}} 72.7||41,682||{{decrease}} 0.7
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2011||1,856,626||{{increase}} 9.5||8,198||{{increase}} 21.1||43,707||{{increase}} 4.9
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2012||2,018,415||{{increase}} 8.7||9,879||{{increase}} 20.5||45,127||{{increase}} 3.2
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2013||2,223,172||{{increase}} 10.1||9,800||{{decrease}} 0.8||47,585||{{increase}} 5.4
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2014||2,363,080||{{increase}} 6.3||8,029||{{decrease}} 18.1||49,204||{{increase}} 3.4
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2015||2,249,206||{{decrease}} 4.8||7,292||{{decrease}} 9.2||47,733||{{decrease}} 3.0
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2016||2,200,546||{{decrease}} 2.2||7,270||{{decrease}} 0.3||45,554||{{decrease}} 4.6
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2017||2,188,048||{{decrease}} 0.6||4,872||{{decrease}} 33.0||40,692||{{decrease}} 0.7
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2018||2,350,700||{{increase}} 7.4||5,054||{{increase}} 3.7||44,855||{{increase}} 10.2
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2019||2,439,492||{{increase}} 3.8||5,278||{{increase}} 4.4||43,752||{{decrease}} 2.5
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2020||876,402||{{decrease}} 64.0||5,345||{{increase}} 1.3||25,804||{{decrease}} 41.0
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2021||509,367||{{decrease}} 41.9||7,679||{{increase}} 43.7||21,429||{{decrease}} 20
|- style="background:#eee;"
|2022||1,776,182||{{increase}} 248.7||7,904||{{increase}} 2.9||36,747||{{increase}} 71.5
|-
|2023||2,201,131||{{increase}} 23.9||5,519||{{decrease}} 30.2||38,571||{{increase}} 5.0
|-
|
| colspan="7" style="text-align:right;"| <sup>''Source: [[Malaysia Airports|Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://annualreport2020.malaysiaairports.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/airportstatistics2020.pdf|title=Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020 |publisher=malaysiaairports|date=2 April 2021 |accessdate=5 October 2021}}</ref></sup>
|}

===Statistics===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="align=center;"
|+ Busiest domestic flights out of Miri Airport by frequency as of December 2024
|-
! Rank !! Destinations !! Frequency<br />(weekly) !!Airlines
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|Kuala Lumpur}} [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|54
|AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Kuching]], Sarawak
|41
|AirAsia, Firefly
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Lawas]], Sarawak
|38
|MASwings
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|Labuan}} [[Labuan]]
|32
|MASwings
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Sibu]], Sarawak
|25
|MASwings
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Bario]], Sarawak
|21
|MASwings
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Limbang]], Sarawak
|21
|MASwings
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Marudi, Sarawak|Marudi]], Sarawak
|16
|MASwings
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|Sabah}} [[Kota Kinabalu]], Sabah
|14
|AirAsia, Firefly
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Gunung Mulu National Park|Mulu]], Sarawak
|14
|MASwings
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Bintulu]], Sarawak
|7
|MASwings
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Mukah]], Sarawak
|7
|MASwings
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|Johor}} [[Johor Bahru]], Johor
|5
|AirAsia
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Long Banga]], Sarawak
|2
|MASwings
|-
|13
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Long Seridan]], Sarawak
|2
|MASwings
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Long Akah]], Sarawak
|1
|MASwings
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|Sarawak}} [[Long Lellang]], Sarawak
|1
|MASwings
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="align=center;"
|+ Busiest international flights out of Miri Airport by frequency as of February 2024
|-
! Rank !! Destinations !! Frequency<br />(weekly) !!Airlines
|-
|1
|{{flag|Singapore}}
|4
|Scoot
|}

==Expansion and upgrades==
The number of passengers visiting Miri has grown steadily over the years since the upgrading of the terminal. Calls to upgrade the gateway to northern Sarawak have been voiced as the airport slowly reaches its maximum capacity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Call to Upgrade Miri Airport|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/10/06/call-to-upgrade-miri-airport/|website=Borneo Post Online|date=6 October 2011 |publisher=Borneo Post Online}}</ref><ref name=oct12>{{cite web|title=Miri Airport needs to be extended to cater to growing needs - Lee|date=30 October 2012 |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/10/30/miri-airport-needs-to-be-extended-to-cater-to-growing-needs-lee/|publisher=Borneo Post Online}}</ref> On 6 December 2011, the Minister of Transport Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said that Miri Airport will be expanded further to cater for the growing volume of passengers and cargo passing through it. The expansion project would be implemented under the 11th Malaysia Plan following the increase in air passengers using the airport which was projected to reach two million within the next two years. The airport recorded an increase of 9.75 per cent in passenger traffic during the first nine months of 2011, with 1.35 million passengers using the airport compared with 1.23 million during the same period in the previous year. Cargo traffic also increased 18.69 per cent during the period under review from 4,849 metric tons to 5,756 metric tons. Miri Airport is the busiest domestic airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger and aircraft movement.<ref name="Miri11MP"/>

Prime Minister [[Najib Razak|Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak]] tabled the 2014 Budget in October 2013 and it was announced that Miri Airport would be among the five airports in the state and Sabah to be upgraded with a RM312 million allocation. The other airports were Sibu and [[Mukah Airport|Mukah]] Airports and [[Kota Kinabalu International Airport|Kota Kinabalu]] and [[Sandakan Airport|Sandakan]] Airports.<ref>{{cite web|title='Upgrading of Miri Airport would bring Miri's tourism to new height'|date=28 October 2013 |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/10/28/upgrading-of-miri-airport-would-bring-miris-tourism-to-new-height/|publisher=Borneo Post Online}}</ref> Lee also pointed out the need for the airport to have separate terminals catering to domestic and international and rural air services. This includes separate check-in counters and the departure and arrival lounges. The allocation is also said to improve passenger comfort at the airports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daud: Airport upgrading in Mukah, Sibu and Miri timely|date=27 October 2013 |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/10/27/daud-airport-upgrading-in-mukah-sibu-and-miri-timely/|publisher=Borneo Post Online}}</ref>

Passenger traffic continued to grow in 2014. Appeals to upgrade the airport to cater for the growing numbers using Miri Airport were frequently voiced.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee calls for upgrade of Miri Airport|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/01/23/lee-calls-for-upgrade-of-miri-airport/|accessdate=19 December 2014|publisher=Borneo Post Online|date=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miri Airport needs an upgrade – Jofri Jaraiee |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/miri-airport-needs-an-upgrade-jofri-jaraiee |accessdate=19 December 2014 |publisher=The Malaysian Insider |date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219182015/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/miri-airport-needs-an-upgrade-jofri-jaraiee |archivedate=19 December 2014 }}</ref> Miri Airport handles more than 4,000 flights a month, with an average of 125 aircraft landings and take-offs daily, including 62 landings for rural services; with the current airport size, arrival times for incoming flights will be delayed because they have to wait for other aircraft to depart before being able to land on the runway.<ref name="oct12"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Congestion at Miri Airport affects domestic, foreign flight schedules|publisher=Borneo Post Online|date=12 July 2014}}</ref> Traffic congestion during peak hours also poses a problem. An urgent meeting was held by Sarawak Communication Assistant Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin regarding these matters. There are also talks to introduce more international routes into Miri to further boost the city's economy and to break the tourism bottleneck experienced in Miri as the only international route (Miri-Singapore) is inadequate at present.<ref>{{cite web|title=More international air routes wanted for Miri's tourism industry|date=31 July 2014 |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/07/31/more-international-air-routes-wanted-for-miris-tourism-industry/|publisher=Borneo Post Online}}</ref>

On 15 December 2014, Lee announced that Miri Airport would be getting RM78 million for its extension work, including the extension of the current runway and the aircraft parking apron.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miri Airport gets RM78 mln for extension|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/12/15/miri-airport-gets-rm78-mln-for-extension/|accessdate=19 December 2014|publisher=Borneo Post Online|date=15 December 2014}}</ref> Once the extension was completed, the parking apron would be able to accommodate 8 Boeing aircraft and equivalent, 9 ATR 72 and 4 DHC-6 Twin Otter. The extension project also included installing four additional aerobridges, constructing an additional runway, constructing rooftop walkways for domestic passengers and improving the drainage system. The design of the walkways will be based on the walkways found in the now-closed [[low cost carrier terminal]] (LCCT) at [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]] (KLIA).

Due to its outdated style, on 25 April 2016, Malaysia's Former Transport Minister [[Liow Tiong Lai]] sent a proposal to the [[Ministry of Finance (Malaysia)|Ministry of Finance]] to upgrade the status of Miri Airport to an international airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.traveldailymedia.com/235568/malaysia-to-get-a-new-international-airport/|title=Plan to upgrade Miri Airport in Sarawak|author=Mark Elliott|publisher=Travel Daily Asia|date=25 April 2016|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref>

In February 2023, the federal Transport Ministry unveiled a plan under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12) to upgrade Miri Airport to increase its handling capacity from two million passengers to three million passengers annually with an estimated cost of RM60 million. Work proposed under this project involves expansion of the existing terminal building, upgrading of the rural air services area, new check-in counters, new office areas for government agencies and airlines, wayfinding signage, new baggage handling system, improvement and upgrading works at the first floor departure hall area, pier expansion and two additional passenger boarding bridges.

[[File:Miri International Airport.jpg|centre|thumb|800px|Miri Airport at night]]

==Incidents==
* On 6 September 1997, [[Royal Brunei Airlines Flight 839]] crashed short of the runway at Miri Airport. All 10 persons on board were killed.

==Pan Borneo Highway project==
As part of the project, Miri International Airport will have its interchange that will smoothen the traffic from the airport to Miri city. It was the part of the final work package contract (WPC 11), connects Sungai Tangap to Pujut Link Road. The main contractor of this WPC is Konsortium KPE Sdn Bhd.


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?ch=17&pg=55&ac=189 Official Website]
*[http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Miri-MYY/city.html List of destinations from Miri]
*{{WAD|WBKK}}
*[http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/p2030myy.htm A-Z World Airports]


== External links ==
{{Commons category|Miri Airport}}
{{Portal|Malaysia|Aviation}}
* [http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?ch=17&pg=55&ac=189 Miri Airport, Sarawak] at [[Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]]
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* {{ASN|MYY}}


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Miri Airport

Lapangan Terbang Miri
View of the runway at Miri Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKhazanah Nasional
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesMiri, Sarawak
LocationMiri, Sarawak
Hub forMASwings, HAS International Sdn Bhd, Hornbill Skyways
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL59 ft / 18 m
Coordinates04°19′31″N 113°59′18″E / 4.32528°N 113.98833°E / 4.32528; 113.98833
Websitehttps://www.miriairport.com/
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Sarawak state in Malaysia
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MYY /WBGR is located in Borneo
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Location in Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia
MYY /WBGR is located in East Malaysia
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MYY /WBGR is located in Malaysia
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MYY /WBGR is located in Southeast Asia
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MYY /WBGR is located in Asia
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Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger876,402 (Decrease 64.0%)
Airfreight (metric tonnes)5,345 (Increase 1.3%)
Aircraft movements25,804 (Decrease 41.0%)
Sources: Official website[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Miri Airport[3] (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) is an airport located 9.5 km (5.9 mi) south east[2] of Miri, a city in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The airport is the sixth-busiest airport in Malaysia, and the second-busiest in Sarawak.

Miri Airport is the main hub for MASWings Twin Otter fleet which took over the rural air services from FlyAsianXpress. Its location in the middle of Malaysian Borneo close to the border of Brunei makes it a suitable hub for rural air services and an important gateway to Sarawak. In 2014, Miri Airport was the sixth-busiest airport in terms of aircraft movements and the sixth-busiest in terms of passengers handled with 2,363,080 passenger movements and 49,204 aircraft movements in the airport.[1]

Miri Airport is the second largest airport in Sarawak after Kuching International Airport, with a terminal floor space of 16,448m².[4] Miri Airport is not considered an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) despite having daily scheduled international flights.

History

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As the population of Miri Town grew, the need for a larger airport forced the government to search for a new site to relieve the traffic at Lutong Airport. A site to the south-east of the town centre was selected. Miri Airport was fully functional post-1985.[5]

Facilities

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Miri International Airport is situated 9.5 km (5.9 mi) south-east of Miri's city centre and is ranked the sixth busiest domestic airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger and aircraft movement.[6] The airport has a terminal which can accommodate up to 2 million passengers annually.[7]

  • Airport terminal

The two-storey terminal building is able to handle up to 2 million passengers per annum. The terminal has been operating beyond its designed limits since 2012.[1] There are a total of 15 check-in counters, of which six are Malaysia Airlines/MASwings check-in counters and four are for AirAsia. There are also Malaysia Airlines/MASwings and AirAsia self check-in kiosks, located near the side entrance of the airport. The terminal is equipped with a total of three conveyor belts in the baggage reclaim hall.

Several shops and dining outlets can be found in the airport, including Starbucks, Marrybrown and Famous Amos. Malaysia Airlines/MASwings and AirAsia each has a sales office in the airport. Malindo Air initially maintained its sales office on the first floor of the airport, just outside the departure hall, even though it has suspended flights to Miri from Kuala Lumpur indefinitely. A few months later, Malindo's sales office in Miri closed.[8] July 1, 2016 witnessed the official resumption of Kuala Lumpur-Miri flight by Malindo.[9] Barely a few months later, Malindo Air once again terminated its route from Miri to Kuala Lumpur in April 2017.

There are two aprons in the airport: Apron 'A' and Apron 'B'.[10] The expansion of Apron 'B' was completed in 2014. The aprons underwent yet another expansion in 2015 and were completed on 3 March 2016.[11] The expansion allows 4 additional parking bays for code C aircraft (i.e. Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 and equivalent) and 6 for ATR 72. All existing taxiways, gates and parking bays were renamed after the expansion and upgrades. The apron can now accommodate 7 code C aircraft, 1 Airbus A330 or Boeing 777, 9 ATR 72s and 4 Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otters at any given time. Gates A1 - 3 in apron 'A' were renamed Gates 2 - 4 (parking bays 2 - 4), with a new addition of Gate 5 which consists of bays 5 - 8. All gates are for code C aircraft, except for Gate 4 which is optimised for widebody aircraft of up to Airbus A330 & Boeing 777. Apron 'B' is restricted to ATR 72 aircraft or smaller (i.e. DHC-6 Twin Otter) and is primarily used by MASWings, except for parking bay 1 (formerly parking bay B1), which is used for code C aircraft. Gates B and C in apron 'B' were renamed to Gate 1 consisting of parking bays 1 and R1 - R13 (parking bays R1 - 3 were former parking bays B2 - B4 while bays R10 - R13 were initially bays C1 - C4). Parking bays R4 - R9 are new additional parking bays. For the comfort of passengers boarding and disembarking ATR 72s or DHC-6s, 3-fingered piers with covered walkways were also constructed in apron 'B', based on the walkways found in Low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) that is now closed.

  • Runway and taxiways

Miri International Airport is serviced by a 2,745 m × 60 m (9,006 ft × 197 ft) runway, designated Runway 02/20, and a partial, parallel taxiway at a width of 23 m (75 ft). Runway 20 is equipped with high intensity simple approach lights whereas Runway 02 has high-intensity Cat 1 precision approach lights installed. Other aids include: ILS, DVOR/DME, NDB and PAPI (slope 3°).[12] Taxiways A3, B1 and C1 that connects the runway, Apron 'A' and Apron 'B' with Taxiway A were finished after the 2016 expansion.[11]

Airside view of Miri Airport
  • Hangars

There is a hangar for general aviation and a separate hangar now owned by HAS International Sdn Bhd 500 m from the terminal building. The general aviation apron GA2 is a small distance away from GA1 apron, which was completed in 2011. The HAS International hangar and GA2 were designed to accommodate 4 helicopters of up to the latest Airbus Helicopters H175 model.[13] MASkargo and Gading Sari each maintains a hangar less than 50 m away from the terminal building.

  • Immigration

Sarawak maintains its own immigration autonomy. The exercised laws require all passengers travelling on any flights from outside Sarawak (including all flights from Peninsular Malaysia, the state of Sabah, Federal Territory of Labuan and other countries) to go through the immigration screening at the first entry of any Sarawakian airport.

Hornbill Skyways has a regional office at Miri Airport.[14]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
AirAsiaJohor Bahru,[15] Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching
Seasonal: Singapore (resumes 25 January 2025, ends 4 February 2025)[16]
Batik Air MalaysiaKuala Lumpur–International (resumes 14 January 2025)[17]
FireflyKuching
Malaysia AirlinesKuala Lumpur–International
MASwingsBa'kelalan, Bario, Bintulu, Labuan, Lawas, Limbang, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi, Mukah, Mulu, Sibu
ScootSingapore
A MASwings ATR 72 parked next to a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
World Cargo AirlinesKota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International, Kuching

Traffic and statistics

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Traffic

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Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year Passengers
handled 		Passenger
% change 		Cargo
(metric tonnes) 		Cargo
% change 		Aircraft
movements 		Aircraft
% change
2003 1,377,312 Steady 3,881 Steady 43,460 Steady
2004 1,509,684 Increase 9.6 4,721 Increase 21.6 45,269 Increase 4.2
2005 1,594,855 Increase 5.6 5,392 Increase 14.2 42,865 Decrease 5.3
2006 1,559,379 Decrease 2.2 4,080 Decrease 24.3 42,680 Decrease 0.4
2007 1,454,167 Decrease 6.7 3,564 Decrease 12.6 35,502 Decrease 16.8
2008 1,537,840 Increase 5.7 4,146 Increase 16.3 38,172 Increase 7.5
2009 1,620,345 Increase 5.4 3,921 Decrease 5.4 41,996 Increase 10.0
2010 1,694,915 Increase 4.6 6,770 Increase 72.7 41,682 Decrease 0.7
2011 1,856,626 Increase 9.5 8,198 Increase 21.1 43,707 Increase 4.9
2012 2,018,415 Increase 8.7 9,879 Increase 20.5 45,127 Increase 3.2
2013 2,223,172 Increase 10.1 9,800 Decrease 0.8 47,585 Increase 5.4
2014 2,363,080 Increase 6.3 8,029 Decrease 18.1 49,204 Increase 3.4
2015 2,249,206 Decrease 4.8 7,292 Decrease 9.2 47,733 Decrease 3.0
2016 2,200,546 Decrease 2.2 7,270 Decrease 0.3 45,554 Decrease 4.6
2017 2,188,048 Decrease 0.6 4,872 Decrease 33.0 40,692 Decrease 0.7
2018 2,350,700 Increase 7.4 5,054 Increase 3.7 44,855 Increase 10.2
2019 2,439,492 Increase 3.8 5,278 Increase 4.4 43,752 Decrease 2.5
2020 876,402 Decrease 64.0 5,345 Increase 1.3 25,804 Decrease 41.0
2021 509,367 Decrease 41.9 7,679 Increase 43.7 21,429 Decrease 20
2022 1,776,182 Increase 248.7 7,904 Increase 2.9 36,747 Increase 71.5
2023 2,201,131 Increase 23.9 5,519 Decrease 30.2 38,571 Increase 5.0
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[18]

Statistics

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Busiest domestic flights out of Miri Airport by frequency as of December 2024
Rank Destinations Frequency
(weekly)		 Airlines
1 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 54 AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines
2 Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak 41 AirAsia, Firefly
3 Sarawak Lawas, Sarawak 38 MASwings
4 Labuan Labuan 32 MASwings
5 Sarawak Sibu, Sarawak 25 MASwings
6 Sarawak Bario, Sarawak 21 MASwings
7 Sarawak Limbang, Sarawak 21 MASwings
8 Sarawak Marudi, Sarawak 16 MASwings
9 Sabah Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 14 AirAsia, Firefly
10 Sarawak Mulu, Sarawak 14 MASwings
11 Sarawak Bintulu, Sarawak 7 MASwings
11 Sarawak Mukah, Sarawak 7 MASwings
13 Johor Johor Bahru, Johor 5 AirAsia
13 Sarawak Long Banga, Sarawak 2 MASwings
13 Sarawak Long Seridan, Sarawak 2 MASwings
16 Sarawak Long Akah, Sarawak 1 MASwings
16 Sarawak Long Lellang, Sarawak 1 MASwings
Busiest international flights out of Miri Airport by frequency as of February 2024
Rank Destinations Frequency
(weekly)		 Airlines
1  Singapore 4 Scoot

Expansion and upgrades

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The number of passengers visiting Miri has grown steadily over the years since the upgrading of the terminal. Calls to upgrade the gateway to northern Sarawak have been voiced as the airport slowly reaches its maximum capacity.[19][20] On 6 December 2011, the Minister of Transport Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri said that Miri Airport will be expanded further to cater for the growing volume of passengers and cargo passing through it. The expansion project would be implemented under the 11th Malaysia Plan following the increase in air passengers using the airport which was projected to reach two million within the next two years. The airport recorded an increase of 9.75 per cent in passenger traffic during the first nine months of 2011, with 1.35 million passengers using the airport compared with 1.23 million during the same period in the previous year. Cargo traffic also increased 18.69 per cent during the period under review from 4,849 metric tons to 5,756 metric tons. Miri Airport is the busiest domestic airport in Malaysia in terms of passenger and aircraft movement.[6]

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tabled the 2014 Budget in October 2013 and it was announced that Miri Airport would be among the five airports in the state and Sabah to be upgraded with a RM312 million allocation. The other airports were Sibu and Mukah Airports and Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan Airports.[21] Lee also pointed out the need for the airport to have separate terminals catering to domestic and international and rural air services. This includes separate check-in counters and the departure and arrival lounges. The allocation is also said to improve passenger comfort at the airports.[22]

Passenger traffic continued to grow in 2014. Appeals to upgrade the airport to cater for the growing numbers using Miri Airport were frequently voiced.[23][24] Miri Airport handles more than 4,000 flights a month, with an average of 125 aircraft landings and take-offs daily, including 62 landings for rural services; with the current airport size, arrival times for incoming flights will be delayed because they have to wait for other aircraft to depart before being able to land on the runway.[20][25] Traffic congestion during peak hours also poses a problem. An urgent meeting was held by Sarawak Communication Assistant Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin regarding these matters. There are also talks to introduce more international routes into Miri to further boost the city's economy and to break the tourism bottleneck experienced in Miri as the only international route (Miri-Singapore) is inadequate at present.[26]

On 15 December 2014, Lee announced that Miri Airport would be getting RM78 million for its extension work, including the extension of the current runway and the aircraft parking apron.[27] Once the extension was completed, the parking apron would be able to accommodate 8 Boeing aircraft and equivalent, 9 ATR 72 and 4 DHC-6 Twin Otter. The extension project also included installing four additional aerobridges, constructing an additional runway, constructing rooftop walkways for domestic passengers and improving the drainage system. The design of the walkways will be based on the walkways found in the now-closed low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Due to its outdated style, on 25 April 2016, Malaysia's Former Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai sent a proposal to the Ministry of Finance to upgrade the status of Miri Airport to an international airport.[28]

In February 2023, the federal Transport Ministry unveiled a plan under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12) to upgrade Miri Airport to increase its handling capacity from two million passengers to three million passengers annually with an estimated cost of RM60 million. Work proposed under this project involves expansion of the existing terminal building, upgrading of the rural air services area, new check-in counters, new office areas for government agencies and airlines, wayfinding signage, new baggage handling system, improvement and upgrading works at the first floor departure hall area, pier expansion and two additional passenger boarding bridges.

Miri Airport at night

Incidents

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Pan Borneo Highway project

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As part of the project, Miri International Airport will have its interchange that will smoothen the traffic from the airport to Miri city. It was the part of the final work package contract (WPC 11), connects Sungai Tangap to Pujut Link Road. The main contractor of this WPC is Konsortium KPE Sdn Bhd.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Miri International Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. ^ a b WBGR - MIRI at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ^ "Official Portal Ministry of Transportation, Malaysia. List of Airports".
  4. ^ "Tender Briefing for Package Deal (Sarawak)" (PDF). MAHB. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Miri Airport to close Bay 2 for upgrading until August 2023". 21 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Miri Airport to be expanded under 11MP". Borneo Post Online. 7 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Miri International Airport". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  8. ^ Aubrey, Samuel (8 October 2013). "Malindo Air to suspend KL-Miri sector indefinitely". Borneo Post Online. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Malindo Air resumes suspended KL-Miri flight, KL-Sibu next". Borneo Post Online. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  10. ^ http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf%20new/.../AIPSUPP%20201418.pdf [permanent dead link‍] at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  11. ^ a b http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf%20new/AIP%20SUPP/AIPSUPP%20201602.pdf at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  12. ^ http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf/AD/AD2/WBGR/WBGR%20-%20Charts%20Related%20To%20Miri%20Airport.pdf Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  13. ^ http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf%20new/AIP%20SUPP/AIPSUPP%20201110.pdf at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  14. ^ "LOCATION." Hornbill Skyways. Retrieved on March 15, 2018. "REGIONAL OFFICE (MIRI) Miri Airport, P.O. Box 1702, 98008 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia"
  15. ^ "AirAsia adds 437 extra flights for Hari Raya | New Straits Times".
  16. ^ "AirAsia reunites families and friends with extra flights for upcoming Lunar New Year". AirAsia Newsroom. 28 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Batik Air Malaysia NW24 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Call to Upgrade Miri Airport". Borneo Post Online. Borneo Post Online. 6 October 2011.
  20. ^ a b "Miri Airport needs to be extended to cater to growing needs - Lee". Borneo Post Online. 30 October 2012.
  21. ^ "'Upgrading of Miri Airport would bring Miri's tourism to new height'". Borneo Post Online. 28 October 2013.
  22. ^ "Daud: Airport upgrading in Mukah, Sibu and Miri timely". Borneo Post Online. 27 October 2013.
  23. ^ "Lee calls for upgrade of Miri Airport". Borneo Post Online. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  24. ^ "Miri Airport needs an upgrade – Jofri Jaraiee". The Malaysian Insider. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  25. ^ "Congestion at Miri Airport affects domestic, foreign flight schedules". Borneo Post Online. 12 July 2014.
  26. ^ "More international air routes wanted for Miri's tourism industry". Borneo Post Online. 31 July 2014.
  27. ^ "Miri Airport gets RM78 mln for extension". Borneo Post Online. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  28. ^ Mark Elliott (25 April 2016). "Plan to upgrade Miri Airport in Sarawak". Travel Daily Asia. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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