Lawas Airport
Airport in Sarawak, Malaysia
WBGW
Location in East Malaysia
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
01/19 | 686 | 2,251 | Bitumen |
Source: AIP Malaysia[1]
Lawas Airport (IATA: LWY, ICAO: WBGW)[2] is a Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) airport serving Lawas, a town in Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
A plan has been made to relocate the current airport to a new site, because the current site is considered unsafe. The airport is located near a river, and some land corrosion had been spotted along the riverbank. The proposed new airport will be able to accommodate ATR 72-500 aircraft operated by MASwings, and the airport will not only be used by people in Lawas, but also people near the surrounding Sarawak-Sabah border.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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MASwings | Ba'kelalan, Kota Kinabalu, Limbang, Miri |
Incidents and Accidents
- On 24 August 2011, a MASwings aircraft Twin Otter DHC6 broke off its front landing gear upon landing. All 16 passengers and two crew escaped unharmed in the incident.[3]
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lawas Airport.
- Short Take-Off and Landing Airports (STOL) at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Accident history for LWY at Aviation Safety Network
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