Long Banga Airport
Long Banga Airport Lapangan Terbang Long Banga | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Berhad | ||||||||||
Serves | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 750 ft / 229 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 03°12′08″N 115°24′07″E / 3.20222°N 115.40194°E | ||||||||||
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Long Banga Airport (IATA: LBP[2]) is an airport serving Long Banga, Marudi District, Sarawak, Malaysia.
History
[edit]The airport was a small grass airstrip until 1965. During the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, the British Army established a forward base here and improved the airstrip with the aid of a small bulldozer parachuted in by the RAF.[citation needed]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Airlines | Destinations |
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MASwings | Bario, Marudi, Miri |
References
[edit]- ^ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ Accident history for Long Banga (LBP) at Aviation Safety Network