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Sibu Airport: History

The actual official date of operation of the new airport began 1st of June 1994. The 31st day of May in the year 1994 witnessed the inaugural landing of four Malaysian Airline System aircrafts. To be precise, the aircrafts were 3 Fokker 50 and 1 Boeing 737. They were the pioneers to land on the Sibu New Airport Runway which at that time measured 1,981metres in length and 45metres wide.

On that remarkably historical night, the air traffic clearance “Clear to land” was issued from the Sibu Air Traffic Control Tower on the assigned frequency 122.6 MHZ to the first Boeing 737-400s to land on the asphalt surface of the designated Runway 13.

That night not only marked the first landing of a turbo-prop commercial aircraft on Sibu ground but subsequently it also commemorated the commencement of operation of the new airport located 23kilometres East South-East of Sibu town.

Sibu New Airport was built with a Single Runway designated as Runway 13/Runway 31. It was previously 1,981metres long and 45metres wide but since the completion of the extension under the 7th Malaysian Plan (RMK7) for ‘Sibu Airport Development Plan’, the length was extended to 2745 metres. And the new runway length was commissioned to be used on the 9th of May 2006. The extended length is able to cater the landing of an Airbus.

 
Runway 13 is equipped with an approach lighting system called Precision Approach Lighting Category 1, whereas Runway 31 with Simple Approach Lighting System. The other airside areas such as the taxiways (‘A’ and ‘B’) and apron are also furnished with appropriate lighting aids. The maximum capacity of the parking apron is 1 Airbus, 2 Boeing 737-400s, 2 Fokker 50 and 2 Twin Otter or similar aircrafts. Only bay 2 and 3 are equipped with aerobridges functioning on Visual Docking and Guidance System. The functional Runway is also equipped with landing aids such as the Middle Marker (MM), Glide Path (GP), the Localizer (LLZ) and the PAPI. All the stated instruments are installed to be utilized by aircrafts to assist them during the final approach process and landing manoeuvres.

 


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