Labuan Airport (IATA: LBU, ICAO: WBKL), formerly known as Timbalai Airfield, 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 International 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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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military/public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Khazanah Nasional Berhad | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Labuan, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Location | Victoria, 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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| Sources: official web site[1] AIP Malaysia[2] | |||||||||||
At present, this airport can 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
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
| AirBorneo | Kota Kinabalu, Miri |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Cargo
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| MASkargo | Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Raya Airways | Kuala Lumpur–Subang |
Traffic and statistics
editTraffic
editYear |
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
edit| Rank | Destination | Frequency (weekly) |
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| 1 |  Sarawak, Miri |
28 |
| 2 |  Sabah, Kota Kinabalu |
28 |
| 3 |  Kuala Lumpur |
21 |
Nearest place
editThe Labuan Airport is connected with RMAF Labuan Air Base, which shares the runway with the airport itself. Other places such as the Labuan Meteorology Office, Labuan Botanical Gardens as well as the Labuan Golf Club, are also located near the airport.
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 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.
External links
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