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 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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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 / 5.30167°N 115.24833°E | ||||||||||
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Location in Labuan Island, East Malaysia | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2020) | |||||||||||
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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
editAirlines | Destinations |
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AirAsia | Kuala Lumpur–International |
Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur–International |
MASwings | Kota Kinabalu, Miri |
Cargo
editAirlines | 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 | 6,072 | 13,589 | |||
2013 | 738,769 | 9,329 | 15,139 | |||
2014 | 789,494 | 11,591 | 15,596 | |||
2015 | 684,108 | 9,834 | 13,249 | |||
2016 | 269,696 | 4,620 | 10,959 | |||
2017 | 595,290 | 5,071 | 10,185 | |||
2018 | 574,107 | 3,996 | 10,698 | |||
2019 | 710,271 | 6,270 | 12,143 | |||
2020 | 270,959 | 3,354 | 5,999 | |||
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[3] |
Statistics
editRank | Destination | Frequency (Weekly) |
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1 | 28 | |
2 | 28 | |
3 | 21 |
Labuan Airbase
editThe Labuan Airport also located near with RMAF Labuan airbase.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.