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Limbang Airport

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214: 440:. 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. 221: 1149: 337: 323: 309: 455:
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) long and is well suited to
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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
397:. The airport is 4.8 km (3.0 mi) from the town centre. 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 471:
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
1182: 1195: 171: 460:, 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. 1092: 457: 352: 1327: 503: 1242: 1175: 213: 1130: 1061: 93: 433: 1431:
This lists airports in Malaysia with scheduled passenger services. Airports with scheduled international services are bolded.
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handled 49,181 passengers, 2,112 aircraft movements and 474,513 kg (1,046,122 lb) of cargo.
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turboprop aircraft operation in the beginning and thereafter
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IATA
ICAO
Government of Malaysia
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Limbang District
Limbang
Sarawak
East Malaysia
Time zone
MST
UTC+08:00
AMSL
Coordinates
04°48′29″N 115°00′37″E / 4.80806°N 115.01028°E / 4.80806; 115.01028
WBGJ is located in East Malaysia
Runways
Direction
AIP
IATA
ICAO
airport
Limbang
Sarawak
Malaysia
Fokker
F50
ATR 72-500
airport
STOL
airfield

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