Mulu Airport

Mulu Airport
Lapangan Terbang Mulu
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Berhad
ServesGunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, East Malaysia
LocationMulu, Sarawak, East Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL80 ft (24 m)
Coordinates04°03′02″N 114°48′33″E / 4.05056°N 114.80917°E / 4.05056; 114.80917
Maps
Sarawak state in Malaysia
Sarawak state in Malaysia
MZV/WBMU is located in Borneo
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU
Location on Mulu Borneo, in Sarawak, East Malaysia, Malaysia
MZV/WBMU is located in East Malaysia
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (East Malaysia)
MZV/WBMU is located in Malaysia
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Malaysia)
MZV/WBMU is located in Southeast Asia
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Southeast Asia)
MZV/WBMU is located in Asia
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU
MZV/WBMU (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,500 4,921 Bitumen
Statistics (2023)
Passenger72,150 (Increase 15.4%)
Airfreight (tonnes)247 (Increase 7.9%)
Aircraft movements2,824 (Increase 3.8%)
Sources: MAHB[1] and AIP Malaysia[2]

Mulu Airport (IATA: MZV[3], ICAO: WBMU) is an airport in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia and a gateway to the Gunung Mulu National Park. There are resort accommodations at the national park, but the nearest villages are Long Terawan, downstream 21.7 km (13.5 mi) to the west, and Long Atip 26.1 km (16.2 mi) to the south. Rumah Bawang Grang in Brunei is only 23.1 km (14.4 mi) to the north-northwest, but there is no road connected to the airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirBorneo Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Miri

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% change
Aircraft
movements
Aircraft
% change
201167,041Steady370Steady1,920Steady
201249,670Decrease 25.9322Decrease 13.01,780Decrease 7.3
201349,432Decrease 0.5354Increase 9.92,306Increase 29.6
201460,761Increase 22.9319Decrease 9.92,739Increase 18.8
201551,387Decrease 15.4232Decrease 27.32,385Decrease 12.9
201660,074Increase 16.9391Increase 68.52,389Increase 0.2
201762,656Increase 4.3315Decrease 19.42,231Decrease 6.6
201857,574Decrease 8.1299Decrease 5.12,318Increase 3.9
201959,501Increase 3.3304Increase 1.72,800Increase 20.8
202017,917Decrease 69.9111Decrease 63.51,218Decrease 56.5
202111,304Decrease 36.9108Decrease 2.7722Decrease 40.7
202262,497Increase 452.9229Increase 112.02,720Increase 276.7
202372,150Increase 15.4247Increase 7.92,824Increase 3.8
Source: Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mulu Airport Factsheet" (PDF). Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ "Airport information for MZV". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Statistic of Aviation Transport". MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MALAYSIA OFFICIAL PORTAL. Retrieved 26 October 2024.