Sibu Airport (IATA: SBW, ICAO: WBGS) is an airport located in Sibu town, Sarawak, Malaysia. The airport is currently the 10th busiest airport in Malaysia and 3rd busiest in Sarawak.

Airport Location

The airport is located in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia.

With the new terminal, the airport is capable of handling 1.9 million passengers annually.

Flights Serving Sibu Airport

Destination	Frequency (weekly)	Airlines
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)	56	AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines
Kuching, Sarawak (KCH)	53	AirAsia, MASwings
Miri, Sarawak (MYY)	28	MASwings
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (BKI)	14	MASwings
Bintulu, Sarawak (BTU)	14	MASwings
Johor Bahru, Johor (JHB)	7	AirAsia
Mukah, Sarawak	7	MASwings

Airport Technical Details

Airport	Sibu Airport
IATA Code:	SBW
ICAO Code:	WBGS
Airport type:	Public
Owner:	Government of Malaysia
Operator:	Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB)
Serves:	Sibu, Sarawak
Location:	Sibu, Sarawak
Time zone:	Malaysia Standard Time (MST), UTC +08:00
Elevation AMSL:
Coordinates:
Airline(s):

Runway #1

Number: 13/31
Length: 2,745 m / 9,006 ft
Material: Asphalt

Flight Schedule (Arrivals)

Flight	Airline	Origin		Notes
MH 3183	MASwings	BKI	7:45 AM	Daily
MH 3461	MASwings	BTU	12:45 PM	Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat only
MH 3187	MASwings	BKI	9:05 PM	Daily
MH 3383	MASwings	BTU	8:30 PM	Daily

Flight Schedule (Departures)

Flight	Airline		Destination	Notes
MH 3806	MASwings	4:20 PM	BTU	Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat only
MH 3383	MASwings	6:30 PM	KCH	Daily

History

2012, July 31st: The upgraded terminal started its operation. The passenger terminal in Sibu Airport is now the 2nd largest in Sarawak after Kuching International Airport.
2010, September 23rd: Sarawak Minister of Finance and Public Health, Dato’ Sri Wong Soon Koh said the expansion project would commence.
2009, April: The airport was given RM 150 million of allocation for an upgrade to the terminal building.
1994, 1 June: Operation of the new Sibu Airport officially begins.
1994, 31 May: Inaugural landing of four Malaysia Airlines aircraft (3 Fokker 50 and a Boeing 737)
Post-WWII: The airport was further developed to house basic airport facilities such as departure lounge and public waiting area. The airport can support Fokker F27 Friendship, Fokker 50 and Twin Otter aircraft.
World War II: The first airport in Sibu was located in Teku. It was built during World War II by the Japanese as a basic airstrip. During the war, the airstrip was heavily bombed by Allied Forces.