Miri Airport
Encyclopedia
Miri International Airport is an airport
serving Miri
, a city in the state of Sarawak
in East Malaysia
.
Miri International Airport is the busiest domestic airport in the country, serving 1.5 million passengers in 2008. It is also one of the country's top three airports in terms of aircraft movements and the fifth busiest in terms of passengers handled
. Miri Airport is a major hub for MASWings
which took over most of the mainly rural domestic services from FlyAsianXpress.
Miri's location in the middle of Malaysian Borneo and close to the border of Brunei Darussalam makes it a suitable hub for rural air services and an important gateway to Sarawak.
In 2010, there were 1,695,915 passenger movements, and 41,996 aircraft movements in the airport.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Miri
Miri
Miri is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is the second largest city in Sarawak, with a population of about 300,000, and the government administrative centre of Miri District in Miri Division....
, a city in the state of Sarawak
Sarawak
Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
in East Malaysia
East Malaysia
East Malaysia, also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia located on the island of Borneo. It consists of the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. It lies to the east from Peninsular Malaysia , which is located on the Malay Peninsula. The two are...
.
Miri International Airport is the busiest domestic airport in the country, serving 1.5 million passengers in 2008. It is also one of the country's top three airports in terms of aircraft movements and the fifth busiest in terms of passengers handled
Busiest airports in Malaysia
The busiest airports in Malaysia are measured according to data presented by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad .- Passenger traffic :...
. Miri Airport is a major hub for MASWings
MASwings
MASwings Sdn. Berhad is a regional airline operating the Rural Air Services in East Malaysia. It took over the RAS previously operated by FlyAsianXpress. The first flight was on 1 October 2007,which is also the anniversary of the founding of Malaysia Airlines in 1972. Its headquarters are in Jalan...
which took over most of the mainly rural domestic services from FlyAsianXpress.
Miri's location in the middle of Malaysian Borneo and close to the border of Brunei Darussalam makes it a suitable hub for rural air services and an important gateway to Sarawak.
In 2010, there were 1,695,915 passenger movements, and 41,996 aircraft movements in the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Traffic and Statistics
| Years | Passenger Movements | Aircraft Movements | Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes | Cargo Movements in Kilograms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,337,312 | 40,468 | 3,881 | 8,556 |
| 2004 | 1,509,684 | 42,306 | 4,721 | 10,407 |
| 2005 | 1,594,855 | 40,302 | 5,392 | 11,887 |
| 2006 | 1,559,379 | 39,462 | 4,080 | 8,994 |
| 2007 | 1,454,167 | 35,502 | 3,564 | 3,564,114 |
| 2008 | 1,537,840 | 38,172 | 4,146 | 4,146,405 |
| 2009 | 1,620,345 | 41,996 | 3,921 | 3,921,000 |
| 2010 | 1,695,915 | 41,996 | 6,770 | 6,770,000 |
External links
- Miri Airport, Sarawak at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=17633