Kapit Airport

Kapit Airport Lapangan Terbang Kapit
IATA: KPI ICAO: WBGP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Malaysia Airports Berhad
Serves	Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia
Time zone	MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL	65 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	02°00′35″N112°55′55″E / 2.00972°N 112.93194°E / 2.00972; 112.93194
Map
WBGP Location in East Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 427 1,401 Crushed stone
Source: AIP Malaysia [1] Great Circle Mapper [2]

Kapit Airport( IATA : KPI, ICAO : WBGP) is an airport serving Kapit, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It used to be operated by Malaysia Airlines, using the Twin Otter aircraft. However it was discontinued due to low demands, and the airport was abandoned. Unscheduled helicopter services continued to land at Kapit Airport.

However in 2018, MASwings had announced plans to reinstate services to Kapit, but only when the infrastructure at the current airport site is restored. The announcement is received with mixed response, with comments from Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister, James Jemut Masing citing it as 'outdated idea', and calling for the proposal of building a new airport at Sungai Tunuh area, which can cater ATR aircraft.

See also

• Aviation portal

• List of airports in Malaysia

References

1. AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia (not in source)
2. Airport information for KPI at Great Circle Mapper.

External links

• Short Take-Off and Landing Airports (STOL) Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• Accident history for KPI at Aviation Safety Network