Labuan Airport
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.
Labuan International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Labuan | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Khazanah Nasional Berhad | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||
Serves | Labuan, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Location | Labuan, Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 101 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 05°18′06″N 115°14′54″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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Statistics (2020) | |||||||||||
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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 |
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AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Kota Kinabalu, Miri |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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MASkargo | Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International |
Raya Airways | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
Traffic and statistics
Traffic
Year |
Passengers handled |
Passenger % change |
Cargo (tonnes) |
Cargo % change |
Aircraft movements |
Aircraft % change |
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2011 | 567,928 | 5,294 | 12,762 | |||
2012 | 617,130 | 8.7 | 6,072 | 14.7 | 13,589 | 6.5 |
2013 | 738,769 | 19.7 | 9,329 | 53.6 | 15,139 | 11.4 |
2014 | 789,494 | 6.9 | 11,591 | 24.2 | 15,596 | 3.0 |
2015 | 684,108 | 13.3 | 9,834 | 15.2 | 13,249 | 15.0 |
2016 | 269,696 | 13.0 | 4,620 | 53.0 | 10,959 | 17.3 |
2017 | 595,290 | 3.0 | 5,071 | 9.8 | 10,185 | 7.1 |
2018 | 574,107 | 0.6 | 3,996 | 21.1 | 10,698 | 5.0 |
2019 | 710,271 | 23.7 | 6,270 | 56.9 | 12,143 | 13.5 |
2020 | 270,959 | 61.9 | 3,354 | 46.5 | 5,999 | 50.6 |
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[3] |
Statistics
Rank | Destination | Frequency (Weekly) |
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1 | Sarawak, Miri | 28 |
2 | Sabah, Kota Kinabalu | 28 |
3 | Kuala Lumpur | 21 |
Labuan Airbase
The Labuan Airport also located near with RMAF Labuan airbase.
See also
References
- Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- WBKL - LABUAN Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.