Nizam 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2008 You mean busiest on the list of least busiest airport in Malaysia? Told so by one of the DCA officer .. Not refer to the new SBW terminal .. But the old one, who can only have two fokker in one time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Told so by one of the DCA officer .. Not refer to the new SBW terminal .. But the old one, who can only have two fokker in one time Irregardless the old or the new one. Perhaps you should take his word with as a grain of salt. In the 1980s. I grew up seeing 1x Fokker 27, 1x B732/734, sometimes 2xB734 or B735, 1x Twin Otter and 1x small bird from Indonesia (Bouraq) and sometimes 1x Caribou which can happen at anyone time in TWU. In terms of BKI, the old terminal (the present T2 site) use to handle 4x 732, 1x A300B4 and 1x DC-10, 1x 732 from Royal Brunei which is what I saw at anyone time. KCH is not that far from that (used to) anyway. I guess the old SBW must be busier than the above scene to render it the busiest airport in Malaysia. Never mind about the good old Subang airport - probably the least busy airport in Malaysia Edited March 4, 2008 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rozhan 0 Report post Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Just had a chat with a former college mate who is with Jabatan Tanah dan Survei Sarawak, who coincidently is handling land acquisition and valuation estimate etc. for MKM. Survey is in progress for the new Mukah airport, and expect to acquire in excess of 200 hectares of land. Large deposits of coal in Mukah is expected to help develop Mukah in the years to come, and the airport is a catalyst apart from the new coastal road linking Mukah and Bintulu. Edited March 4, 2008 by Rozhan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Victor A. 2 Report post Posted March 4, 2008 the land being acquire for the proposed MIA composed of mainly peat soil (70-90%) and more than 20ft deep and at the moment is occupied by 2 oil palm plantations. the question is, can a runway capable of accommodating B747 be construct on peat soil? even the road from Mukah-Judan-Oya seems to deteriorate within months of resurfacing and are mainly used by cars, buses, lorries etc. <_ on top of that coastal erosion is very serious around the area.> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth Chong WT 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Time to revive this thread... taken from skyscrapercity, by rizalhakim... No it's not Mukah, and No it's not Lahad Datu, It's not even Sibu, IT'S LAWAS!!!! Didn't want to waste opening another thread...so I think I'll share it here...I'm not sure how's traffic there up north, but LAWAS really never cross my mind as the NEXT airport to undergo renovation... Edited October 22, 2009 by Kenneth Chong WT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitri Shukri 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2009 Oh boy, here we go again...! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rozhan 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2009 Nice airport for Twin Otters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted October 23, 2009 Lawas? I can't believe this! Even the road to Marudi was so bad,they want to build another airport? Hmm,wait,if i'm not mistaken,this proposed new airport will serve Lawas and also town surrounding Sarawak-Sabah border (Sipitang,Sindumin & Weston). Don't bother doing runway capable of landing the B737/A320.Make sure the runway is capable of accepting the ATR 72-500.Since the old airport location is not suitable (located near river if i'm not mistaken),perhaps they will construct the new airport in other area. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rayner 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2009 Some airfield news... Friday November 20, 2009 Batang Ai airfield plan By SHARON LING KUCHING: The Sarawak government is considering an airfield for the remote Batang Ai constituency. Infrastructure Development and Communications Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu told the State Assembly that studies had been carried out and five sites were proposed. “The site at Batang Lemanak, about 25km from Lubok Antu and 28km from the Hilton Batang Ai Longhouse Resort, is considered most suitable,” he said when winding up matters related to his ministry on Wednesday. He said a proposal for a short take-off and landing airfield with an 850m runway had been sent to the State Planning Authority for consideration. However, he stressed that there was no decision yet on the implementation of the project. Jabu also said a new airport would be built in Mukah to replace the existing one which could cater only to Twin Otter aircraft. He said the airport would have a 2.4km long and 45m wide runway to cater to Boeing 737 and equivalent aircraft. “It is still in the design stage,” he said, adding that it was part of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy development plan... http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/11/20/southneast/5137297&sec=southneast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron Goh 1 Report post Posted November 21, 2009 the land being acquire for the proposed MIA composed of mainly peat soil (70-90%) and more than 20ft deep and at the moment is occupied by 2 oil palm plantations. the question is, can a runway capable of accommodating B747 be construct on peat soil? even the road from Mukah-Judan-Oya seems to deteriorate within months of resurfacing and are mainly used by cars, buses, lorries etc. <img src="http://www.malaysianwings.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="dry.gif" /> on top of that coastal erosion is very serious around the area. As long got money anything is possible. The question is is it worth to spend? Mukah???? WTF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delwin A 0 Report post Posted November 21, 2009 I remembered a similar proposal few years back, to built an airstrip in Lubok Antu area. Now it resurfaced again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth T 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2009 Election in over and nothing seems to have been done till now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
