Labuan Airport , formerly known as Timbalai Airfield, is an airport that serves the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia. The airport is or by road from Victoria (Labuan Town). It was planned for Labuan International 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.
At present, this airport can 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.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Traffic and statistics
Traffic + Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics 2011567,9285,29412,7622012617,130 8.76,072 14.713,589 6.52013738,769 19.79,329 53.615,139 11.42014789,494 6.911,591 24.215,596 3.02015684,108 13.39,834 15.213,249 15.02016269,696 13.04,620 53.010,959 17.32017595,290 3.05,071 9.810,185 7.12018574,107 0.63,996 21.110,698 5.02019710,271 23.76,270 56.912,143 13.52020270,959 61.93,354 46.55,999 50.6 Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Statistics RankDestinationFrequency(weekly)1, Miri282, Kota Kinabalu28321
Nearest place The Labuan Airport is connected with RMAF Labuan Air Base, which shares the runway with the airport itself. Other places such as the Labuan Meteorology Office, Labuan Botanical Gardens as well as the Labuan Golf Club, are also located near the airport.
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
Accident history for LBU at Aviation Safety Network