# Labuan Airport (LBU / WBKL)

**Labuan Airport** (IATA: LBU, ICAO: WBKL) is a medium airport in Labuan, Labuan (Federal Territory), Malaysia. It has one runway, 2,745 m (9,006 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2021 it handled 150 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LBU / WBKL
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Malaysia Airports
- Serves: Labuan, Labuan (Federal Territory), Malaysia
- Elevation: 31 m / 101 ft
- Coordinates: 5.3017, 115.2483
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,745 m / 9,006 ft
- Passengers: 149,586 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuching
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labuan_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3267866
- Weather station: WBKL · WMO 96465
- Ident: WBKL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,745 m / 9,006 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 146° / 326° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 446,848 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 479,481 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 567,928 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 575,646 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 738,769 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 789,494 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 684,108 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 570,948 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 553,772 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 557,802 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 270,047 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 149,586 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 113 km / 70 mi · MASwings
- [MYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgr.md) Miri Airport · Malaysia · 177 km / 110 mi · MASwings
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,528 km / 949 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia

### Cargo (4)

- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 113 km / 70 mi · MASkargo
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,528 km / 949 mi · MASkargo
- [SZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmsa.md) Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport · Malaysia · 1,538 km / 956 mi · Raya Airways
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,897 km / 1,179 mi · MASkargo

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- [AirBorneo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airborneo)

### Passenger (3)

- MY [MASwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maswings) · 2
- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- MH [MASkargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maskargo) · 3
- TH [Raya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/raya-airways) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 150K (2021) | #1,660 of 3,974 | #543 in Asia | #16 in MY |
| Longest runway | 2,745 m / 9,006 ft | =1,762 of 29,858 | =527 in Asia | =11 in MY |
| Elevation | 31 m / 101 ft | =36,808 of 43,403 | =2,298 in Asia | #40 in MY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.850 |
| GND | GND | 118.350 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [BWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbsb.md) Brunei International Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [LMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbgj.md) Limbang Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [MZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbmu.md) Mulu Airport · 148 km / 92 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: “Labuan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Labuan_Airport&oldid=1366501624), 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/wbkl/data