Long Sukang Airport
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Long Sukang Airport (IATA: LSU, ICAO: WBGU)[2] is a small airport near Long Sukang, a Lun Bawang settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia, and is one of four airports in the Lawas division.[3]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Malaysia Airports Berhad | ||||||||||
Serves | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,200 ft / 366 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 04°33′08″N 115°29′38″E | ||||||||||
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Improvements to this rural airfield were carried out in 1974 by the Malaysian Public Works Department (Jabatan Kerja Raya), and were substantially completed by the end of the year; the airfield opened to scheduled Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flights in April 1975.[4] This airfield, together with those at Long Semadoh and Ba'kelalan, helped to accelerate development among the Lun Bawang people.[5]
No accidents have been recorded at this airport.[6] There are currently no scheduled flights using Long Sukang airport.