# Bintulu Airport (BTU / WBGB)

**Bintulu Airport** (IATA: BTU, ICAO: WBGB) is a medium airport in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. It opened on 30 Mar 2003. It has one runway, 2,745 m (9,006 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2021 it handled 166 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BTU / WBGB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Malaysia Airports
- Serves: Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Opened: 30 Mar 2003 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 23 m / 74 ft
- Coordinates: 3.1239, 113.0200
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,745 m / 9,006 ft
- Passengers: 165,619 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuching
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bintulu_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598738
- Weather station: WBGB · WMO 96441
- Ident: WBGB

## Timeline

- 30 Mar 2003: Bintulu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,745 m / 9,006 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 168° / 348° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 506,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 590,253 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 661,553 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 779,774 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 795,118 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 800,008 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 805,206 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 850,412 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 923,033 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,114,326 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 369,802 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 165,619 | Wikidata |

## Routes

6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [MKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgk.md) Mukah Airport · Malaysia · 112 km / 70 mi · MASwings
- [SBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgs.md) Sibu Airport · Malaysia · 150 km / 93 mi · MASwings
- [MYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgr.md) Miri Airport · Malaysia · 171 km / 106 mi · MASwings
- [KCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgg.md) Kuching International Airport · Malaysia · 348 km / 216 mi · AirAsia
- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 459 km / 285 mi · AirAsia
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,257 km / 781 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BTU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 3
- MY [MASwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maswings) · 3
- OD [Batik Air Malaysia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air-malaysia) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 166K (2021) | #1,623 of 3,974 | #529 in Asia | #13 in MY |
| Longest runway | 2,745 m / 9,006 ft | =1,762 of 29,858 | =527 in Asia | =11 in MY |
| Elevation | 23 m / 74 ft | =38,017 of 43,403 | =2,447 in Asia | #46 in MY |
| Age | Opened 2003 | =11,754 of 15,079 | =577 in Asia | #12 in MY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 122.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [BLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgc.md) Belaga Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
- [MKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgk.md) Mukah Airport · 112 km / 69 mi
- [KPI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgp.md) Kapit Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [WBGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbge.md) Long Geng Airport · 136 km / 84 mi
- [SBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgs.md) Sibu Airport · 150 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bintulu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bintulu_Airport&oldid=1366501131), revision of 28 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgb/data