# Sibu Airport (SBW / WBGS) **Sibu Airport** (IATA: SBW, ICAO: WBGS) is a medium airport in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. It opened in 1994. It has one runway, 2,754 m (9,036 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2021 it handled 242 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgs ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SBW / WBGS - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Malaysia Airports - Serves: Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia - Opened: 1994 - Elevation: 37 m / 122 ft - Coordinates: 2.2616, 111.9850 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,754 m / 9,036 ft - Passengers: 242,451 (2021) - Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuching - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibu_Airport (14 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267807 - Weather station: WBGS · WMO 96421 - Ident: WBGS ## Timeline - 1994: Sibu Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13/31 | 2,754 m / 9,036 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 130° / 310° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 994,394 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 1,133,093 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,204,267 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,383,887 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,440,935 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,454,360 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,469,341 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,497,412 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,579,528 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,750,876 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 569,625 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 242,451 | Wikidata | ## Routes 8 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [MKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgk.md) Mukah Airport · Malaysia · 69 km / 43 mi · MASwings - [BTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgb.md) Bintulu Airport · Malaysia · 150 km / 93 mi · MASwings - [KCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgg.md) Kuching International Airport · Malaysia · 201 km / 125 mi · AirAsia - [MYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgr.md) Miri Airport · Malaysia · 319 km / 198 mi · MASwings - [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 608 km / 378 mi · AirAsia - [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 894 km / 556 mi · Scoot - [JHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkj.md) Senai International Airport · Malaysia · 927 km / 576 mi · AirAsia - [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,143 km / 710 mi · Firefly, Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia ### Cargo (2) - [KCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgg.md) Kuching International Airport · Malaysia · 201 km / 125 mi · World Cargo Airlines - [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,143 km / 710 mi · World Cargo Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SBW, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 4 - MY [MASwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maswings) · 3 - OD [Batik Air Malaysia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air-malaysia) · 1 - [Firefly](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/firefly-q25420) · 1 - MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1 - TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - 3G [World Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/world-cargo-airlines) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 242K (2021) | #1,451 of 3,974 | #473 in Asia | #11 in MY | | Longest runway | 2,754 m / 9,036 ft | #1,729 of 29,858 | #515 in Asia | #10 in MY | | Elevation | 37 m / 122 ft | =36,136 of 43,403 | #2,211 in Asia | #37 in MY | | Age | Opened 1994 | =10,385 of 15,079 | =486 in Asia | #9 in MY | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 122.600 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.650 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | TWR | TWR | 122.600 | ## Nearby airports - [MKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgk.md) Mukah Airport · 69 km / 43 mi - [TGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbtm.md) Tanjung Manis Airport · 87 km / 54 mi - [KPI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgp.md) Kapit Airport · 109 km / 68 mi - [BTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgb.md) Bintulu 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: “Sibu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sibu_Airport&oldid=1375553762), revision of 18 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/wbgs/data