--- iata: SBW name: Sibu Airport city: Sibu country: Malaysia lastUpdated: '2026-11-05' officialWebsite: 'https://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/' sources: - >- https://aip.caam.gov.my/aip/eAIP/2026-08-11/html/eAIP/WM-AD-2.WBGS-en-MS.html - 'https://mot.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/116' - 'https://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Malaysia' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibu_Airport' - 'https://airportdata.net/airports/sibu-sbw/' - 'https://www.directflights.com/SBW-SIN' - 'https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sibu' quickFacts: - >- IATA SBW, ICAO WBGS. Civil airport operated by Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd. for the Government of Malaysia. A former military airfield, remodelled as a commercial airport in 1962. Not a current airbase. - >- AIP ARP 021551N 1115857E, on the runway. Elevation 37 m / 121 ft. Reference temperature 33°C. One runway, 13/31, 2,745 × 45 m asphalt, PCR 1530/F/C/X/T. - >- Published hours 2200–1400 UTC daily, which is 06:00–22:00 in Malaysia (UTC+8). Immigration is published 2200–1230 UTC (06:00–20:30). Security is H24. - >- 2025 passengers 1,577,894 and 14,882 movements, the sum of the four MOT quarters. Design capacity on the Sarawak transport page is 1.8 million a year. The new terminal opened in August 2012. - >- Scheduled international flying found for this research is Scoot to Singapore, four days in the week of 2–8 November 2026. The AIP passenger-facilities table lists a restaurant, an ATM, and taxi. It lists no lounge and no tourist office. bentoTips: - label: Hours title: 'Immigration is published to stop at 20:30' detail: >- All three clocks are the AIP’s UTC windows plus eight hours. Sibu Approach is published 0000–0900 UTC (08:00–17:00 local), shorter than the tower day. A late international arrival is outside the published immigration window even if the terminal is still open. summary: >- The aerodrome operator is 06:00–22:00 local. Immigration is published only until 20:30, and customs until 21:30. category: timing - label: One terminal title: 'One runway, and the apron is limited to narrowbodies' detail: >- Sarawak’s transport page prints ICAO reference code 4E and 11 bays. The AIP does not print 4E, and it forbids simultaneous power-in, pushback, or power-out on the main apron. Letter bays cannot be used while the matching numbered bay is occupied. summary: >- Runway 13 has CAT I approach lights and the ILS. Runway 31 has a short SALS and no ILS chart. The apron remark limits parking to an A321neo, a 737 MAX 8, or smaller. category: terminal - label: Food title: The AIP names one airport restaurant and nothing else summary: >- Hotels, the hospital, banks, and the post office are published as “in town.” Do not plan a meal choice around a brand that no official list names. category: food - label: Into town title: The AIP’s only published transport is taxi detail: >- No official taxi fare, bus route, or parking tariff was found. Wikivoyage describes a coupon of about MYR 35 and says there is no airport bus. That coupon is not an airport tariff. summary: >- Distance is not a single number. The AIP says 17 km / 9.2 NM, bearing 112° southeast of Pekan Sibu customs. The same ministry page’s opening line says 22.5 km. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: [] airportistScore: 4.5 slug: sbw region: Asia-Pacific --- > Markdown for [/airports/sbw](/airports/sbw). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/sbw) - [Lounge directory](/airports/sbw/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Sibu Airport (SBW) Sibu, Malaysia · Asia-Pacific Sibu is a single-runway civil airport on the Rajang, run by Malaysia Airports. About 1.58 million passengers used it in 2025. Scoot flies to Singapore a few days a week. The published way into town is a taxi, and immigration is published to close at 20:30. ## Airportist Score **4.5 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 6.0 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 4.8 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 4.0 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 3.6 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 5.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 1.2 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,577,894 (2025) - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 0 min - On-time: 0% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Domestic hops around East Malaysia - A single short terminal ## Watch out for - Immigration is published only until 20:30 - Taxi is the only transport in the AIP - Singapore is a few days a week, not daily ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/sbw/lounges.md) (free) - [Map](/airports/sbw/map.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/sbw/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/sbw/amenities.md) (free) - [Traveler tips](/airports/sbw/tips.md) (free) - [Water](/airports/sbw/water.md) (free) - [Visa](/airports/sbw/visa.md) (free) - [Full guide](/airports/sbw/guide.md) (free) - [Disruptions](/airports/sbw/disruptions.md) (free)