AirportsLabuan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Labuan, in Labuan (Federal Territory), Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LBU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LBU
- ICAO code
- WBKL
- City
- Labuan
- State or region
- Labuan (Federal Territory)
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.3017° N, 115.2483° E
- Elevation
- 31 m (101 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,745 m (9,006 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LBU means Labuan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WBKL. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.3017° N, 115.2483° E. It stands 31 metres (101 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kota Kinabalu, about 118 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuching, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Labuan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,745 metres (9,006 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,745 m 9,006 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei International AirportBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | BWN | 53 km |
| Lawas AirportLawas | LWY | 53 km |
| Limbang AirportLimbang | LMN | 61 km |
| Kota Kinabalu International AirportKota Kinabalu | BKI | 113 km |
| Mulu AirportMulu | MZV | 148 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,776 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,838 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,735 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,269 km | 14 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,824 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,896 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,324 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,198 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,769 km | 7 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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