# Kuching International Airport (KCH / WBGG) **Kuching International Airport** (IATA: KCH, ICAO: WBGG) is a large airport in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It opened on 26 Sep 1950. It has one runway, 3,780 m (12,402 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 840 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KCH / WBGG - Type: Large airport - Serves: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia - Opened: 26 Sep 1950 - Elevation: 27 m / 89 ft - Coordinates: 1.4874, 110.3529 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,780 m / 12,402 ft - Passengers: 839,876 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuching - Website: http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/domestic/sandakan-airport/178 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuching_International_Airport (26 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1305028 - Weather station: WBGG · WMO 96413 - Ident: WBGG ## Timeline - 26 Sep 1950: Kuching International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 07/25 | 3,780 m / 12,402 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 3,648,548 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 4,286,722 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 4,186,523 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 4,871,036 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 4,852,822 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 4,772,453 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 4,919,677 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 5,095,193 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 5,564,722 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 5,947,478 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 1,778,519 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 839,876 | Wikidata | ## Routes 3 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (3) - [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 941 km / 585 mi · Indonesia AirAsia - [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 971 km / 603 mi · Malaysia Airlines - [YIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhyc.md) Yichang Sanxia Airport · China · 3,234 km / 2,010 mi · Air Changan ### Cargo (1) - [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 971 km / 603 mi · MASkargo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KCH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (4) - MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1 - AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) - [AirBorneo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airborneo) - [Hornbill Skyways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hornbill-skyways) ### Passenger (2) - 9H [Air Changan](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-changan) · 1 - QZ [Indonesia AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indonesia-airasia) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - MH [MASkargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maskargo) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 840K (2021) | #897 of 3,974 | #281 in Asia | #3 in MY | | Longest runway | 3,780 m / 12,402 ft | =236 of 29,858 | =73 in Asia | =5 in MY | | Elevation | 27 m / 89 ft | =37,354 of 43,403 | =2,362 in Asia | #44 in MY | | Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =187 in Asia | #5 in MY | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ACC | RDR | 134.500 | | APP | APP DIRECTOR | 120.200 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.400 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | TWR | TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [WIOV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiov.md) Babang Airstrip · 52 km / 32 mi - [ID-0092](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0092.md) Lokok Airstrip · 62 km / 38 mi - [ID-0048](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0048.md) Engkadik Airstrip · 67 km / 42 mi - [BSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgn.md) Sematan Airport · 75 km / 46 mi - [WIAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0028.md) Bentiang Airstrip · 80 km / 50 mi - [ID-0135](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id-0135.md) Serimbu Airstrip · 87 km / 54 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: “Kuching International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuching_International_Airport&oldid=1376778772), revision of 26 Sep 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/wbgg/data