Mukah Airport is an airport in
Mukah
Mukah ( muːkəh), historically known as Muka is a coastal town which serves as the capital and the administrative center of the Mukah Division since 1 March 2002.
The district also covers an area of with a population about 49,900 in the Muka ...
, a town in the state of
Sarawak
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in
Malaysia
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.
History
Old STOLport
The old
STOLport
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(Short Take-Off and Landing airport) was opened in 1960s and could only handle 67 passengers at one time.
The STOLport was equipped with a 1,097-meter
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runway. In 2020, the STOLport handled 29,011 passengers and 3,150 aircraft movements annually.
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The old STOLport saw its last day of operations on 16 June 2021 with the final flight departing for Miri at 1.20pm.][
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New airport
In April 2009, the federal government allocated RM436 million for a new airport in Mukah. As at 2020, the airport cost was revealed to be RM360 million by Deputy Chief Minister James Jemut Masing
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. James Jemut Masing (5 March 1949 – 31 October 2021) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister, State Minister of Infrastructure and Ports Development of Sarawak under Chief Ministers Adenan S ...
.
at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
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, the airport was expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2021, later than previously scheduled.[ The same Twin Otter later made the first take off from the airport to Kuching at 10.25am.][ The airport utilizes full ]LED
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airfield ground lighting (AGL) system, making it the first fully LED monitored airport in Malaysia.
Airlines and destinations
Traffic and statistics
See also
* List of airports in Malaysia
This is a list of airports in Malaysia, sorted by location.
Airports
In total, Malaysia has 63 airports (39 in East Malaysia and 24 in Peninsular Malaysia). Among them, 38 airports have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines (shown ...
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Airports in Sarawak
Mukah District