Long Sukang Airport

Long Sukang Airport (IATA: LSU, ICAO: WBGU)[2] is a small airport near Long Sukang, a Lun Bawang settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia, and is one of four airports in the Lawas division.[3]

Long Sukang Airport

Lapangan Terbang Long Sukang
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMalaysia Airports Berhad
ServesLong Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL1,200 ft / 366 m
Coordinates04°33′08″N 115°29′38″E
Map
WBGU is located in East Malaysia
WBGU
WBGU
Location in East Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
n/a 402 1,319
Sources: Great Circle Mapper[1]

Improvements to this rural airfield were carried out in 1974 by the Malaysian Public Works Department (Jabatan Kerja Raya), and were substantially completed by the end of the year; the airfield opened to scheduled Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flights in April 1975.[4] This airfield, together with those at Long Semadoh and Ba'kelalan, helped to accelerate development among the Lun Bawang people.[5]

No accidents have been recorded at this airport.[6] There are currently no scheduled flights using Long Sukang airport.

See also

References

  1. "LSU - Long Sukang, Sarawak, MY - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  2. "Airport Long Sukang Airport". 2010-09-07. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  3. Sofyan Hasdam (A.) (2007). Visi baru Kalimantan Timur, 2025: memikirkan ulang prioritas pembangunan Kaltim saat rejeki migas kian menipis. Satria Media. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. Sarawak. Jabatan Kerja Raya (1974). Annual Report. p. 4. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. Meechang Tuie; Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (1995). Masyarakat Lun Bawang, Sarawak: suatu pengenalan. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kementerian Pendidikan, Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-62-4321-8. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. Accident history for LSU at Aviation Safety Network


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