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Lawas Airport

Lawas, Malaysia

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ICAO

WBGW

Elevation

5 ft

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The Essence of Lawas Airport

LWY

Location

Lawas · 13 · Malaysia

Connectivity

3 routes · 3 destinations

Position

4.849°, 115.408° · 5 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Visa-free entry (many countries), MDAC (Malaysia Digital Arrival Card)

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Small gateway serving the remote Lawas district of Sarawak.

Location

Lawas, Malaysia

Lawas Airport (IATA: LWY, ICAO: WBGW) is a small domestic airport serving Lawas, a town in the Lawas District of Sarawak, Malaysia. It connects this relatively isolated community in northern Sarawak with other parts of the region, playing an important role in inter-community air travel. The airport handles limited scheduled passenger services, primarily operated by MASwings, which provides turboprop connectivity across rural and remote Sarawak. Due to the challenging terrain and limited road infrastructure in the area, air travel remains an essential mode of transport for residents of Lawas and surrounding communities. The facility is modest in scale, with basic amenities suited to its low passenger volumes. It is administered under Malaysia's civil aviation authority and forms part of the network of rural air services in East Malaysia.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building with basic passenger facilities to accommodate its limited domestic traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to and from the airport is primarily by taxi or private vehicle, as Lawas town is a short distance from the airport.

Airlines here

MASwings is the primary airline operating at Lawas Airport, providing turboprop services to destinations within Sarawak and Sabah.

Notable facts

›Lawas Airport serves one of the more remote districts in northern Sarawak, near the borders with Brunei and Sabah.
›MASwings operates ATR 72 turboprop aircraft on routes serving Lawas.
›Air travel is particularly vital here due to the limited overland road connections in the region.
›The airport is managed under Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) or its associated authorities.
›Lawas is situated along the Lawas River, and the airport supports both passenger and occasional cargo needs of the district.

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Route map (3 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Malaysia Airlines

Routes

LWY → BKIMH · DHT

LWY → BKMMH · DHT

LWY → MYYMH · DHT

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De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter3 routes

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