Limbang Airport (IATA: LMN, ICAO: WBGJ) is an airport serving the town of Limbang, in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. The airport is 4.8 km (3.0 mi) from the town centre.[2] The airport opened on the 15 July 2004, and is capable of handling 250,000 passengers per year. It is able to handle large turboprop aircraft such as the FokkerF50 and the ATR 72-500. In 2008, the airport handled 49,181 passengers, 2,112 aircraft movements and 474,513 kg (1,046,122 lb) of cargo.[1]
The old Limbang STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airfield was built in 1963 by the British Army for use during the confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia. Situated beside Mas Hill (Bukit Mas), about 3 mi (4.8 km) from the town of Limbang. The old airfield did not meet the safety requirements of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). Furthermore, the old airfield was surrounded by mountains and the approach path was covered by tall vegetation such as trees, combined with the relatively high ground. This makes it particularly hazardous and difficult for civilian aircraft to operate safely into and out of the airfield.
In 1978, a consultant firm was appointed to select a new site for a completely new airport and thus proceeded with the Master Plan Study regarding the layout of the new airport. The development plan of the new airport back then is to accommodate the Fokker F27 turboprop aircraft operation in the beginning and thereafter Boeing 737-200 jet aircraft operation.
After lengthy delays, the new Limbang Airport project started in the year 2000 and was completed in only four years. The airport was officially opened on 7 April 2004, and full operational use followed on 15 April 2004. The new runway is 1,500 m (4,921 ft)[2] long and is well suited to accommodate de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker 50 and ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft. The new airport is located about 4.8 km (3.0 mi) north west of the town of Limbang.[2]
Currently, Malaysia Airlines' subsidiary MASWings operates into and out of the airport. Other operators include Medevac and logging helicopters, and private turboprop powered aircraft. Previous users of the airport were Malaysia Airlines and former Air Asia subsidiary FAX (Fly Asian Express).
limbang, airport, iata, icao, wbgj, airport, serving, town, limbang, state, sarawak, malaysia, airport, from, town, centre, airport, opened, july, 2004, capable, handling, passengers, year, able, handle, large, turboprop, aircraft, such, fokker, 2008, airport,. Limbang Airport IATA LMN ICAO WBGJ is an airport serving the town of Limbang in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia The airport is 4 8 km 3 0 mi from the town centre 2 The airport opened on the 15 July 2004 and is capable of handling 250 000 passengers per year It is able to handle large turboprop aircraft such as the Fokker F50 and the ATR 72 500 In 2008 the airport handled 49 181 passengers 2 112 aircraft movements and 474 513 kg 1 046 122 lb of cargo 1 Limbang AirportLapangan Terbang LimbangIATA LMNICAO WBGJSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerGovernment of MalaysiaOperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings BerhadServesLimbang DistrictLocationLimbang Sarawak East MalaysiaOpened7 April 2004Time zoneMST UTC 08 00 Elevation AMSL9 ft 3 mCoordinates04 48 29 N 115 00 37 E 4 80806 N 115 01028 E 4 80806 115 01028MapWBGJLocation in East MalaysiaRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft04 22 1 500 4 921 AsphaltStatistics 2015 Passenger55 437 4 9 Airfreight tonnes 466 17 5 Aircraft movements3 221 13 1 Sources official web site 1 AIP Malaysia 2 Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Traffic and statistics 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe old Limbang STOL Short Take Off and Landing airfield was built in 1963 by the British Army for use during the confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia Situated beside Mas Hill Bukit Mas about 3 mi 4 8 km from the town of Limbang The old airfield did not meet the safety requirements of ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization Furthermore the old airfield was surrounded by mountains and the approach path was covered by tall vegetation such as trees combined with the relatively high ground This makes it particularly hazardous and difficult for civilian aircraft to operate safely into and out of the airfield In 1978 a consultant firm was appointed to select a new site for a completely new airport and thus proceeded with the Master Plan Study regarding the layout of the new airport The development plan of the new airport back then is to accommodate the Fokker F27 turboprop aircraft operation in the beginning and thereafter Boeing 737 200 jet aircraft operation After lengthy delays the new Limbang Airport project started in the year 2000 and was completed in only four years The airport was officially opened on 7 April 2004 and full operational use followed on 15 April 2004 The new runway is 1 500 m 4 921 ft 2 long and is well suited to accommodate de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter Fokker 50 and ATR 72 500 turboprop aircraft The new airport is located about 4 8 km 3 0 mi north west of the town of Limbang 2 Currently Malaysia Airlines subsidiary MASWings operates into and out of the airport Other operators include Medevac and logging helicopters and private turboprop powered aircraft Previous users of the airport were Malaysia Airlines and former Air Asia subsidiary FAX Fly Asian Express Airlines and destinations editAirlinesDestinationsMalaysia Airlines operated by MASwingsKota Kinabalu Kuching Lawas MiriTraffic and statistics editAnnual passenger and aircraft statistics 3 Year Passengers Aircraft movements2003 83 459 5 0462004 96 209 5 6912005 105 652 5 5682006 89 814 4 3662007 50 107 2 5522008 49 181 2 1122009 45 512 1 9492010 50 044 2 1712011 56 211 1 9682012 57 852 1 8802013 61 074 2 0752014 63 870 2 6602015 58 300 2 849Annual cargo statistics Year Cargo handled metric tonnes 2003 2262004 1792005 2892006 3792007 4402008 4752009 5302010 5602011 4982012 7442013 7422014 5962015 565References edit a b Limbang Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad a b c d WBGJ LIMBANG at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia MAHB Annual Report 2015 PDF Malaysia Airports 6 April 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 18 April 2016 Retrieved 7 April 2016 External links editLimbang Airport at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad Accident history for LMN at Aviation Safety Network nbsp Aviation portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Limbang Airport amp oldid 1169192953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
