- Miri Airport
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Miri International Airport
Lapangan Terbang Miri
美里机场
IATA: MYY – ICAO: WBGR Location of airport in Borneo
MYYSummary Airport type Public Owner Government of Malaysia Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad Serves Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia Location Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia Hub for MASwings Elevation AMSL 59 ft / 18 m Coordinates 04°19′19″N 113°59′12″E / 4.32194°N 113.98667°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 2,745 9,006 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Passenger movements 1,695,915 Airfreight movements in tonnes 6,770 Aircraft movements 41,996 Sources: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] Miri International Airport (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) is an airport serving Miri, a city in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia.
Miri International Airport is the busiest domestic airport in the country, serving 1.5 million passengers in 2008. It is also one of the country's top three airports in terms of aircraft movements and the fifth busiest in terms of passengers handled. Miri Airport is a major hub for MASWings which took over most of the mainly rural domestic services from FlyAsianXpress.
Miri's location in the middle of Malaysian Borneo and close to the border of Brunei Darussalam makes it a suitable hub for rural air services and an important gateway to Sarawak.
In 2010, there were 1,695,915 passenger movements, and 41,996 aircraft movements in the airport.[1]
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations AirAsia Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Singapore Hornbill Skyways Kuching, Mukah, Mulu, Tanjung Manis Malaysia Airlines Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Singapore Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings Ba'kelalan, Bario, Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Lawas, Limbang, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi, Mukah, Mulu, Sibu Traffic and Statistics
Overall Operational Statistics[4] Years Passenger Movements Aircraft Movements Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes Cargo Movements in Kilograms 2003 1,337,312 40,468 3,881 8,556 2004 1,509,684 42,306 4,721 10,407 2005 1,594,855 40,302 5,392 11,887 2006 1,559,379 39,462 4,080 8,994 2007 1,454,167 35,502 3,564 3,564,114 2008 1,537,840 38,172 4,146 4,146,405 2009 1,620,345 41,996 3,921 3,921,000 2010 1,695,915 41,996 6,770 6,770,000 
Miri Airport at night
References
- ^ a b Miri Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ Airport information for WBGR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for MYY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Malaysia Airports". http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
External links
- Miri Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Current weather for WBGR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for MYY at Aviation Safety Network
- http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=17633
Categories:- Airports in East Malaysia
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