Long Banga Airport

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Long Banga Airport

Lapangan Terbang Long Banga
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Malaysia Airports Berhad
Serves Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 750 ft / 229 m
Coordinates 03°12′08″N115°24′07″E / 3.20222°N 115.40194°E / 3.20222; 115.40194
Map
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LBP
Location in East Malaysia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
09/275501,804 Bitumen
Source: AIP Malaysia [1]

Long Banga Airport( IATA : LBP [2] ) is an airport serving Long Banga, Marudi District, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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History

The airport was a small grass airstrip until 1965. During the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, the British Army established a forward base here and improved the airstrip with the aid of a small bulldozer parachuted in by the RAF.[ citation needed ]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
MASwings Bario, Marudi, Miri

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