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.

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
Sarawak state in Malaysia
MZV/WBMU is located in Borneo
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MZV/WBMU
Location on Mulu Borneo, in Sarawak, East Malaysia, Malaysia
MZV/WBMU is located in East Malaysia
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MZV/WBMU (East Malaysia)
MZV/WBMU is located in Malaysia
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MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Malaysia)
MZV/WBMU is located in Southeast Asia
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MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Southeast Asia)
MZV/WBMU is located in Asia
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MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,500 4,921 Bitumen
Statistics (2020)
Passenger17,917 (Decrease 69.9%)
Airfreight (tonnes)111 (Decrease 63.5%)
Aircraft movements1,218 (Decrease 56.5%)
Sources: MAHB[1] and AIP Malaysia[2]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
MASwings Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Miri

Traffic and statistics edit

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
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[4]

See also edit

References edit

  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.

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