Anduki Airfield

Anduki Airfield
IATA: noneICAO: WBAK
Summary
Operator Brunei Shell Petroleum
Location Seria, Belait District, Brunei
Elevation AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 04°38′12″N 114°22′52″E / 4.63667°N 114.38111°E / 4.63667; 114.38111
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 820 2,690 Asphalt
Sources: ICAO code, location, elevation,[1] name, operator,[2] coordinates[3]

Anduki Airfield (ICAO: WBAK) is an airport in Seria, a town in Belait District of Brunei.[1] It is operated by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), which uses Sikorsky S-92 helicopters in support of offshore oil platforms. BSP replaced the grass airstrip with a sealed instrument runway in 2008. Future upgrades include the addition of runway lighting and an enhanced instrument approach procedure.[2]

History

The airport was opened in 1951, when a Supermarine Sea Otter owned by British Malaysian Petroleum (now BSP) was the first airplane to land at the Anduki Aerodrome.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for WBAK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  2. 1 2 3 "Anduki Airfield Revamps Its Facilities". The Brunei Times. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  3. Anduki Airfield at WikiMapia. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.

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