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Marudi Airport
Marudi Airport (IATA: MUR, ICAO: WBGM) is an airport in Marudi, Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Marudi Airport Lapangan Terbang Marudi | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Marudi, Sarawak | ||||||||||
| Location | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 103 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°10′39″N 114°19′19″E / 4.17750°N 114.32194°E | ||||||||||
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WBGM Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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It has a 10/28 runway and its aircraft parking bay can handle three to four de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at the same time.
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| MASwings | Bario, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Miri |
Incidents edit
- 7 November 2012 — a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (9M-MDO), operating as MASwings Flight 3592 from Miri to Marudi, veered left off the runway during its landing and ended up in a ditch. All 17 people on board survived.[3]
- 27 August 2016 — a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter (9M-SSB), operating as MASwings Flight 3568 from Miri to Marudi, skidded left off the runway during its landing. All four passengers and two crew members on board survived. No casualties were reported.[4]
References edit
- ^ [1] at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/08/a-maswings-twin-otter-is-believed-to-have-met-an-accident-at-marudi-airport-today/"Marudi Incident"
- ^ http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/08/28/twin-otter-skids-from-runway-at-marudi-airport/"Marudi Incident"
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marudi Airport.
- Short Take-Off and Landing Airports (STOL) at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Accident history for MUR at Aviation Safety Network