Bintulu Airport

Bintulu Airport is an airport serving Bintulu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. The airport is located , by road, southwest of the city, and although small, it is able to handle planes as large as a Boeing 747. In 2008, the airport handled 417,918 passengers and 16,787 aircraft movements.

Bintulu Airport was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on December 19, 2002.

History

The history of Bintulu Airport began in early 1937 when the British colony built an airfield situated between a river at one end and the sea coast at the other end.

Bintulu's old airport was open for operation on 1 September 1955, with a grass-surface runway catering for de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide and Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer aircraft operated by Borneo Airways.

In 1963, larger types of aircraft such as DC-3 services were introduced. In 1966, the runway was resurfaced with bitumen, and the terminal building was extended to cater for an increasing number of passengers.

On 1 July 1968, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines introduced scheduled Fokker 27 services into Bintulu. The terminal building and the parking apron was extended in 1981 to accommodate Fokker 50 aircraft. The old airport served the town until 30 March 2003, when it closed and moved to a location outside of town.

In September 2005, the first low-cost airline in Malaysia, AirAsia, started operating in Bintulu airport. FlyAsianXpress (FAX), a subsidiary company of AirAsia, took over major domestic routes linking Bintulu. It started its operation on 1 August 2006, and lasted until 30 September 2007. On 1 October 2007, Malaysia Airlines subsidiary MASwings took over the link connecting Bintulu.

Airlines and destinations

Traffic and statistics

Traffic + Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics 2003427,89494013,6272004464,576 8.61,375 46.313,546 0.62005487,077 4.82,110 53.413,619 0.52006449,673 7.72,205 4.511,804 13.32007381,158 15.22,252 2.17,093 39.92008417,918 9.61,978 12.216,787 136.72009487,060 16.51,903 3.851,009 203.92010557,459 14.41,703 10.524,246 52.52011590,253 5.92,071 21.617,122 29.42012661,553 12.12,574 24.312,294 28.22013779,774 17.92,553 0.813,661 11.12014832,440 6.82,318 9.212,968 5.12015800,008 3.92,383 2.812,638 2.52016805,206 0.62,647 11.112,130 4.02017849,596 5.52,211 16.412,021 0.92018923,033 8.63,566 25.113,062 8.720191,114,513 20.74,659 30.712,901 1.22020370,437 66.81,378 70.46,529 49.42021165,619 55.3381 72.33,520 46.12022725,872 338.31,752 359.88,013 127.62023871,153 20.01,591 9.28,665 8.12024850,088 2.41,382 13.18,050 7.120251,002,257 17.91,232 10.69,628 19.6 Source: Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)

Statistics + Busiest domestic flights out of Bintulu Airport by frequency as of October 2025RankDestinationFrequency(weekly) Airlines1 Kuching, Sarawak36AirAsia2 Kuala Lumpur35AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air3 Miri, Sarawak7MASwings3 Sibu, Sarawak7MASwings5 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah6AirAsia6 Mukah, Sarawak2MASwings

Pan Borneo Highway project Bintulu Airport is one of 11 work package contracts (WPCs), as its junction will be part of it. It was conducted by Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU) as turnkey contractor and was taken by KKBWCT Joint Venture Sdn Bhd to Sungai Arip in Sibu and Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd (PPK) to Sungai Tangap in Miri, as it shows:

WPC 09 - Sg. Arip Bridge to Bintulu Airport Junction - KKBWCT Joint Venture Sdn Bhd. WPC 10 - Bintulu Airport Junction - Sg. Tangap - Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd.

Bintulu Airport

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