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On 29 September 2014, a Singaporean training aircraft [[Beechcraft King Air]] C90B skidded off the runway during touchdown.<ref>{{cite news |title= Singapore training aircraft skids at Sibu Airport |author= Banji, Connie |url= http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/09/30/singapore-training-aircraft-skids-at-sibu-airport/|newspaper= [[Borneo Post]]|date= 30 September 2014|accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref> No one was injured during the incident.
On 8 April 2017, [[Malaysia Airlines]] Flight 2718, operated by [[Boeing 737-800]] 9M-MXX, overran the runway on landing. The nose gear collapsed. All 67 people on board survived.<ref name=AH4a75addd>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=4a75addd&opt=0 |title=Accident: Malaysia B738 at Sibu on Apr 8th 2017, runway excursion, nose gear collapse |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |work=The Aviation Herald |accessdate=8 April 2017}}</ref> The incident resulted in Sibu Airport closure until 10 April, and left 1,413 passengers were affected cancellations and delays of flights.<ref name=opens10apr>{{cite web |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2017/04/10/cancellations-delays-affect-1413-passengers-after-mh2718-incident/ |title=Cancellations, delays affect 1,413 passengers after MH2718 incident |first=Peter |last=Boon |work=Borneo Post |date=10 April 2017 |accessdate=31 October 2017}}</ref> The airport was closed on 13 August 2019 to repair faulty lights on the runway. A total of 12 flights operated by MASwings and AirAsia were cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banji |first1=Conny |title=12 flights at Sibu Airport cancelled, AirAsia states runway lighting failure as cause |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/08/13/12-flights-at-sibu-airport-cancelled-airasia-states-runway-lighting-failure-as-cause/ |access-date=13 January 2022 |publisher=The Borneo Post |date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609132844/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/08/13/12-flights-at-sibu-airport-cancelled-airasia-states-runway-lighting-failure-as-cause/ |archive-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> The airport resumed normal operation on the next day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banji |first1=Conny |title=Sibu Airport resumes normal operations after faulty runway lights repaired |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/08/14/sibu-airport-resumes-normal-operations-after-faulty-runway-lights-repaired/ |access-date=13 January 2022 |publisher=The Borneo Post |date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609125059/https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/08/14/sibu-airport-resumes-normal-operations-after-faulty-runway-lights-repaired/ |archive-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
==Airlines and destinations==
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