Marudi Airport

Lapangan Terbang Marudi
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesMarudi, Sarawak
LocationMarudi, Sarawak, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL103 ft / 31 m
Coordinates04°10′39″N 114°19′19″E / 4.17750°N 114.32194°E / 4.17750; 114.32194
Map
WBGM is located in East Malaysia
WBGM
WBGM
Location in East Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 998 3,274 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger43,689 (Increase 6.4%)
Airfreight (Tonnes)356 (Increase 25.8%)
Aircraft movements5,376 (Increase 12.4%)
Source: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Marudi Airport (IATA: MUR, ICAO: WBGM) is an airport in Marudi, Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

It has a 10/28 runway and its aircraft parking bay can handle three to four de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at the same time.

MASwings DHC 6-400 Twin Otter at Marudi Airport

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Malaysia Airlines
operated by MASwings
Bario, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Miri

Incidents

  • 7 November 2012 — a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (9M-MDO), operating as MASwings Flight 3592 from Miri to Marudi, veered left off the runway during its landing and ended up in a ditch. All 17 people on board survived.[3]
  • 27 August 2016 — a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter (9M-SSB), operating as MASwings Flight 3568 from Miri to Marudi, skidded left off the runway during its landing. All four passengers and two crew members on board survived. No casualties were reported.[4]

References


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