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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
IATA: LBU ICAO: WBKL
Summary
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
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,745 9,006 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger 270,959 ( 61.9%) Airfreight (tonnes) 3,354 ( 46.5%) Aircraft movements 5,999 ( 50.6%)
Sources: official web site[1] AIP Malaysia[2]

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
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur–International
Malaysia Airlines	Kuala Lumpur–International
Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings	Kota Kinabalu, Miri

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
MASkargo	Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International
Raya Airways	Kuala Lumpur–Subang

Traffic and statistics

Traffic

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics

Year	Passengers handled	Passenger % change	Cargo (tonnes)	Cargo % change	Aircraft movements	Aircraft % change
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)
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

• Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
• Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)
• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

External links

• Labuan Airport, Federal Territory at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• Current weather for WBKL at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for LBU at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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- [en] Labuan Airport

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[fr] Aéroport de Labuan

L'aéroport de Labuan (code IATA : LBU • code OACI : WBKL) est un aéroport desservant le territoire fédéral de Labuan en Malaisie. Il se situe à 5 kilomètres du centre-ville de Victoria. L'aéroport fut désigné pour être une plate-forme de correspondance régionale de l'ASEAN, mais le projet fut abandonné.

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