Bintulu Airport

Bintulu Airport

Bintulu Airport (IATA: BTU, ICAO: WBGB) is an airport serving Bintulu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. The previous Bintulu old airport is located 5.5 km southwest of Bintulu and is able to handle aircrafts as large as the Boeing 747 and Boeing 737. It also services the needs of the local community living and working in the center of Sarawak's main coastal region.

The current Bintulu Airport is situated about 23 km from the old airport started its operation on 19 December 2002 and was officially declared open by previous Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. First B747-400 landed at Bintulu new airport on 19 December 2002. 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 old airport was open for operation on 1st September 1955, with a grass surface runway catering for Rapid and Twin Pioneer aircraft operated by Borneo Airways Limited.

In 1963, bigger types of aircraft such as DC3 services were introduced. In 1966, the runway was resurfaced with bitumen and the terminal building was also extended to cater for increasing number of passenger.

On 1st of July 1968, Malaysia-Singapore Airlines (MSA) introduced scheduled Fokker 27 services into Bintulu. The terminal building and the parking apron was extended in 1981 to accommodate Fokker Friendship (F50) aircraft.

Contact Information

Lapangan Terbang Bintulu
97000 Bintulu
Sarawak

Tel: +6086 339 163
Fax: +6086 337 011

For more airport information, please visit https://www.malaysiaairports.com.my