Brunei International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Brunei International Airport
nativename-a = لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا بروني
nativename-r = Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brunei


IATA = BWN
ICAO = WBSB
type = Public
owner =
operator = Government
city-served = Brunei
location =
elevation-f = 73
elevation-m = 22
coordinates = coord|04|56|39|N|114|55|42|E|type:airport|display=inline
website =
metric-elev =
metric-rwy =
r1-number = 03/21
r1-length-f = 12,000
r1-length-m = 3,658
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Source: DAFIFWAD|WBSB|source=DAFIF] GCM|BWN|BWN/WBSB|source=DAFIF]

Brunei International Airport (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brunei; (Jawi): لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا بروني ) Airport codes|BWN|WBSB is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. The Royal Brunei Air Force is also based at the Rimba Air Base which is located in the Brunei International Airport. [http://www.mindef.gov.bn/mindefweb/airforce/e_intro.html Introduction Royal Brunei Air Force] - retrieved 21-04-2007]

History

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.

The airport's present capacity is 2 million passengers and 50,000 tons of cargo per year. In 2005, Brunei International handled 1.3 million passengers. [ [http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Oct06/181006/nite01.htm BruDirect 18-10-2006] ]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger Terminals

* AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)
* Malaysia Airlines (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur)
* Royal Brunei Airlines (Auckland, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, London-Heathrow, Manila, Perth, Singapore, Surabaya)
* Singapore Airlines (some services operated by Silk Air) (Singapore)

Past airlines and routes

* Air Philippines (Manila)
* Dragonair (Hong Kong) Codeshare with BI
* Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta)
* Malaysia Airlines (Labuan, Kuching)
* Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Bali, Balikpapan)
* Philippine Airlines (Manila) Codeshare with BI
* Royal Brunei Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bali, Balikpapan, Beijing-Capital, Bintulu, Cairo, Darwin, Frankfurt, Kolkata, Kuwait, Miri, Mulu, Osaka-Kansai, Sharjah, Shanghai-Pudong, Taipei-Taoyuan, Yangon, Zürich)
* Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi [Ended February 2008] ) Codeshare with BI
* Vietnam Airlines (Ho Chi Minh City)

References

External links

* [http://www.brunet.bn/gov/dca/fids/ Brunei International flight information]
* [http://www.civil-aviation.gov.bn/services/index.htm Brunei International Government information]
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