Labuan Airport
Labuan International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Labuan | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Labuan, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 101 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°18′06″N 115°14′54″E / 5.30167°N 115.24833°E | ||||||||||
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  LBU/WBKL Location in Labuan Island , East Malaysia  LBU/WBKL LBU/WBKL (Malaysia)  LBU/WBKL LBU/WBKL (Southeast Asia)  LBU/WBKL LBU/WBKL (Asia) | |||||||||||
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Labuan Airport (IATA: LBU, ICAO: WBKL) is an airport that serves the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia. The airport is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) or 5 km (3.1 mi) by road from Victoria (Labuan Town). It was planned for Labuan Airport to be a regional hub for connecting flights within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) but this plan was postponed due to logistics and unsuitability.
At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A330, with 4 aerobridges. In 2008, the airport handled 550,859 passengers, 11,328 aircraft movements and over 4,500 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport is able to handle over 1.2 million passengers per year.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Kota Kinabalu, Miri |
| Malindo Air | Kuala Lumpur–International[3] |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| MASkargo | Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Raya Airways | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
Traffic and statistics
Traffic
handled |
% change |
(tonnes) |
% change |
movements |
% change | |
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| 2011 | 567,928 |  |
5,294 | |
12,762 |
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| 2012 | 617,130 |  8.7 |
6,072 | 14.7 |
13,589 | 6.5
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| 2013 | 738,769 | 19.7 |
9,329 | 53.6 |
15,139 | 11.4
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| 2014 | 789,494 | 6.9 |
11,591 | 24.2 |
15,596 | 3.0
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| 2015 | 684,108 |  13.3 |
9,834 | 15.2 |
13,249 | 15.0
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| 2016 | 269,696 | 13.0 |
4,620 | 53.0 |
10,959 | 17/3
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| 2017 | 595,290 | 3.0 |
5,071 | 9.8 |
10,185 | 7.1
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| 2018 | 574,107 | 0.6 |
3,996 | 21.1 |
10,698 | 5.0
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| 2019 | 710,271 | 23.7 |
6,270 | 56.9 |
12,143 | 13.5
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| 2020 | 270,959 | 61.9 |
3,354 | 46.5 |
5,999 | 50.6
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| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4] | ||||||
Statistics
| Rank | Destination | Frequency (Weekly) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sarawak, Miri
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28 |
| 2 |  Sabah, Kota Kinabalu
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28 |
| 3 |  Kuala Lumpur
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21 |
Labuan Airbase
The Labuan Airport also located near with RMAF Labuan airbase.
See also
- Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
- Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)
- List of former Royal Air Force stations
References
- ^ a b Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ WBKL - LABUAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279452/malindo-air-adds-scheduled-labuan-flights-from-aug-2018/
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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External links
- Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WBKL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LBU at Aviation Safety Network
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