Ba'kelalan Airport Lapangan Terbang Bakelalan | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bakelalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,900 ft / 884 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 03°59′19″N115°37′08″E / 3.98861°N 115.61889°E | ||||||||||
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  WBGQ Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Ba'kelalan Airport( IATA : BKM, ICAO : WBGQ) is an airport in Ba'kelalan, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| MASwings | Bario, Lawas, Miri |
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