# Bintulu Airport (BTU)

> Bintulu, MY · IATA: BTU · ICAO: WBGB · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BTU` |
| ICAO | `WBGB` |
| City | Bintulu |
| Country | MY |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 23 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 3.12385, 113.02000 |

## Description

LNG tankers and palm-oil terminals define the freight scene around Bintulu, and the airport's own numbers confirm it: about 1,591 tonnes of cargo and some 871,000 passengers in 2023, almost entirely domestic. Bintulu Airport (BTU/WBGB) is operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad, has nine parking bays and is sized for roughly one million passengers a year, served by Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and MASwings on bellyhold capacity rather than freighters. Heavy cargo and exports move instead through the adjacent Bintulu Port, one of Malaysia's highest-tonnage seaports, whose transfer to the Sarawak state government was set for completion in 2026. Time-critical air freight is typically consolidated via Kuching (KCH) or Kuala Lumpur International (KUL). The Pan Borneo Highway provides the road link, making trucked road feeder services to either gateway workable. For forwarders, BTU carries urgent small consignments; the region's industrial volume goes by sea.

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