Lawas Airport
Airport in Sarawak, Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Quick Facts Lawas Airport Lapangan Terbang Lawas, Summary ...
Lawas Airport Lapangan Terbang Lawas | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
Serves | Lawas | ||||||||||
Location | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°50′57″N 115°24′10″E | ||||||||||
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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.