Mulu Airport

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Mulu Airport

Lapangan Terbang Mulu
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Berhad
ServesGunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, East Malaysia
LocationMulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates04°03′02″N 114°48′33″E / 4.05056°N 114.80917°E / 4.05056; 114.80917
Maps

Sarawak state in Malaysia
MZV/WBMU
Location on Mulu Borneo, in Sarawak, East Malaysia, Malaysia
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (East Malaysia)
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Malaysia)
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Southeast Asia)
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,500 4,921 Bitumen
Statistics (2023)
Passenger72,150 ( 15.4%)
Airfreight (tonnes)247 ( 7.9%)
Aircraft movements2,824 ( 3.8%)
Sources: MAHB[1] and AIP Malaysia[2]

Mulu Airport (IATA: MZV[3], ICAO: WBMU) is an airport in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia and a gateway to the Gunung Mulu National Park. There are resort accommodations at the National Park, but the nearest villages are Long Terawan, downstream 21.7 km (13.5 mi) to the west, and Long Atip 26.1 km (16.2 mi) to the south. Rumah Bawang Grang in Brunei is only 23.1 km (14.4 mi) to the north-northwest, but there is no road connected to the airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
MASwings Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Miri

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
2011 67,041 370 1,920
2012 49,670 25.9 322 13.0 1,780 7.3
2013 49,432 0.5 354 9.9 2,306 29.6
2014 60,761 22.9 319 9.9 2,739 18.8
2015 51,387 15.4 232 27.3 2,385 12.9
2016 60,074 16.9 391 68.5 2,389 0.2
2017 62,656 4.3 315 19.4 2,231 6.6
2018 57,574 8.1 299 5.1 2,318 3.9
2019 59,501 3.3 304 1.7 2,800 20.8
2020 17,917 69.9 111 63.5 1,218 56.5
2021 11,304 36.9 108 2.7 722 40.7
2022 62,497 452.9 229 112.0 2,720 276.7
2023 72,150 15.4 247 7.9 2,824 3.8
Source: Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mulu Airport Factsheet" (PDF). Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ^ Airport information for MZV at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Statistic of Aviation Transport". MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MALAYSIA OFFICIAL PORTAL. Retrieved 26 October 2024.


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