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WBGS Sibu Airport VFR

  • Name
    Sibu Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    WBGS / SBW / WBGS
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    12:30 pm (MST)
  • Municipality
    Sibu
  • Coordinates
    2° 15′ 41″ N 111° 59′ 6″ E
  • Elevation
    121 ft (37 m MSL)

About Sibu Airport

Sibu Airport (IATA: SBW, ICAO: WBGS) is an airport located 23 km (14 mi) east south east of Sibu, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. In 2018, the airport handled 1,579,528 passengers on 20,869 flights and also handled 1,443 metric tonnes of cargo. The airport is the 11th busiest airport in Malaysia, and the 3rd busiest in Sarawak in terms of passengers handled.

In April 2009, the airport was given RM 150 million for an upgrade of the terminal building. On 23 September 2010, Sarawak Minister of Finance and Public Health, Dato' Sri Wong Soon Koh had announced that the expansion project would commence.

The upgraded terminal started its operation on 31 July 2012. The airport terminal is the third largest airport terminal in Sarawak after Kuching International Airport and Miri International Airport, with a total terminal floor space of 15,240m².

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