LBU · medium airport

Labuan Airport

Labuan, Malaysia

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LBUmedium airport

Labuan Airport

Labuan, Malaysia

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101 ft

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Federal territory island airport serving Labuan, Malaysia.

Opened

1969

Location

Labuan, Malaysia

Labuan Airport (IATA: LBU, ICAO: WBKL) is a domestic and regional airport serving Labuan Federal Territory, a small island off the northwest coast of Borneo, Malaysia. It connects Labuan to major Malaysian cities and serves as an important gateway for the island's offshore oil and gas industry workers and business travelers. The airport handles a modest volume of passengers annually and is operated under the Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) network. Its runway and facilities support turboprop and narrowbody jet aircraft typical of short-haul Southeast Asian routes. Labuan itself is a free port and international offshore financial centre, making the airport strategically significant for commercial and government travel in the region.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and regional international flights.

Getting to & from

Taxis and rental cars are the primary ground transport options connecting the airport to Labuan town center, approximately 4 kilometers away.

Airlines here

Malaysia Airlines and MASwings are among the primary carriers operating scheduled services at Labuan Airport.

Notable facts

›Labuan is a Federal Territory and free port, boosting airport traffic from offshore oil and gas personnel.
›The airport is managed by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB).
›Labuan Airport serves as a key link to Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, and other Borneo destinations.
›The island's duty-free status attracts both leisure and business travelers through the airport.
›Runway length accommodates narrowbody jet aircraft such as the ATR 72 and Boeing 737 series.

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Route map (3 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

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Malaysia Airlines

Routes

LBU → KULAK · 320

LBU → BKIMH · 738 AT7

LBU → KULMH · 738 734

LBU → MYYMH · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Boeing 737-8002 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes Airbus A3201 routes Boeing 737-4001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Labuan Airport, formerly known as Timbalai Airfield, is an airport that serves the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia. The airport is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) or 5 km (3.1 mi) by road from Victoria. It was planned for Labuan International Airport to be a regional hub for connecting flights within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) but this plan was postponed due to logistics and unsuitability.

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