Miri Airport
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| Miri Airport Lapangan Terbang Miri |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MYY – ICAO: WBGR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||
| Location | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 59 ft / 18 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 02/20 | 2,745 | 9,006 | Asphalt |
| Sources: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Miri Airport (Template:Malay: Lapangan Terbang Miri) (IATA: MYY, ICAO: WBGR) is an airport serving Miri, a city in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia.
It is one of the most networked domestic airport and the third busiest airport in Malaysia in terms of commercial aircraft movements.[4]
The airport is also one of the country's top five airports in terms of passenger movements. 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 2006, there was 1.59 million passengers movement, and 40,462 aircraft movement in the airport.[4]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger Terminals
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| AirAsia | Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching | - |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching | - |
| MASwings | Ba'kelalan, Bario, Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Lawas, Limbang, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi, Mukah, Mulu, Sibu | - |
| Hornbill Skyways | Mukah, Tanjung Manis(1 stop via Mukah), Kuching(1 stop via Mukah or Tanjung Manis), Mulu | - |
[edit] Past airlines and routes
[edit] Airlines still in operation with its terminated routes
- Malaysia Airlines (Hong Kong - due to Poor load)
[edit] Past airlines with its destinations
- FlyAsianXpress (Bakelalan, Bario, Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Lawas, Limbang, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Marudi, Mukah, Mulu, Sibu) (Operations ceased and routes now handed over to MASwings)
[edit] Prospective Airlines and Routes
- Tiger Airways (Singapore) [Planned for SIN-MYY routes]
[edit] References
- ^ Miri Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ Airport information for WBGR at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for MYY at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ a b Statistics 2006, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. Accessed April 18, 2007.
- ^ List of destinations from Miri at FareCompare.com
[edit] 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

