Marudi Airport
| Marudi Airport Lapangan Terbang Marudi | |||||||||||
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| IATA: MUR – ICAO: WBGM | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Marudi, Sarawak | ||||||||||
| Location | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 103 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 04°10′39″N 114°19′19″E / 4.17750°N 114.32194°ECoordinates: 04°10′39″N 114°19′19″E / 4.17750°N 114.32194°E | ||||||||||
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  WBGM Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Marudi Airport (IATA: MUR, ICAO: WBGM) is an airport in Marudi, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
It contains a Runway 10/28 and its aircraft parking bay can handles 3 to 4 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at the same time.
MASwings DHC 6-400 Twin Otter at Marudi Airport
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Bario, Long Akah, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Seridan, Miri |
Incidents
- 7 November 2012 — a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (9M-MDO), operating as MASwings Flight 3592 from Miri to Marudi, veered left off the runway during its landing and ended up in a ditch. All 17 people on board survived.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ↑ http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/08/a-maswings-twin-otter-is-believed-to-have-met-an-accident-at-marudi-airport-today/"Marudi Incident"
External links
- Short Take-Off and Landing Airports (STOL) at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Accident history for MUR at Aviation Safety Network
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