Marudi Airport
Public
NativenameLapangan Terbang Marudi
IataMUR
IcaoWBGM
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
City-servedMarudi, Sarawak
LocationMarudi, Sarawak, Malaysia
Time zoneMST
UtcUTC+08:00
Elevation-f103
Coordinates04°10′39″N 114°19′19″E
Metric-rwyy
R1-number10/28
R1-length-m998
R1-surfaceAsphalt
Stat1-headerPassenger
Stat1-data43,689 ( 6.4%)
Stat2-headerAirfreight (Tonnes)
Stat2-data356 ( 25.8%)
Stat3-headerAircraft movements
Stat3-data5,376 ( 12.4%)
Stat-year2015

Marudi Airport is an airport in Marudi, Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It has a 10/28 runway and its aircraft parking bay can handle a maximum of four de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft at a time.

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.[1]
  • 27 August 2016 — a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter (9M-SSB), operating as MASwings Flight 3568 from Miri to Marudi, skidded left off the runway during its landing. All four passengers and two crew members on board survived. No casualties were reported.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/08/a-maswings-twin-otter-is-believed-to-have-met-an-accident-at-marudi-airport-today/"Marudi Incident"
  2. ^ http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/08/28/twin-otter-skids-from-runway-at-marudi-airport/"Marudi Incident"