Brunei International Airport - Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
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greysman
N 04° 56.650 E 114° 55.700
50N E 270277 N 546850
The country's primary airport, also home to the Royal Brunei Airforce.
Waymark Code: WM86RH
Location: Brunei
Date Posted: 02/08/2010
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The airport consists of an international terminal which can handle up to 2 million passengers, a cargo terminal with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes of cargo and a royal terminal where the His Majesty Sultan's Flight is based. The Royal Brunei Air Force is also based at the Rimba Air Base which is located within the Brunei International Airport facility.
Commercial air transport in Brunei began in 1953, with the establishment of air service links connecting Bandar Seri Begawan with Anduki in the Belait District. Initial flights to Malaysia were made to accommodate travellers from Labuan in Sabah and Lutong in Sarawak. Airport services were operated from the Berakas area at an old runway site built by the Japanese during World War II. It was known then as the Brunei Airport.
The growth in popularity of air travel in the '70s resulted in a significant increased in the civil aviation movement. Suddenly, the old airport was swamped with activity, operating beyond its capacity. This prompted the government to scout for a new site to build a modern airport.
A new airport was constructed in Mukim Berakas in the Brunei-Muara District, because it was easily accessible from all areas of the country. The airport became operational in 1974 and opened Brunei to the world. [from Wikipedia]
It is the base for the national carrier, Royal Brunei Airlines, and there are regular flights to and from Heathrow and Auckland, and to many other places in the far east by an increasing number of airlines.
Type: International
ICAO Airport Code: WBSB
IATA Airport Code: BWN
FAA Identifier: BWN
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