Airports / Malaysia / SBW
Sibu Airport
WBGS / SBWSibu, MalaysiaELEV 122 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mukah Airport (MKM).
Overview
Sibu Airport (WBGS / SBW) sits in Sibu, Malaysia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 122 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SBW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Mukah Airport (MKM, 37 nm), Bintulu Airport (BTU, 81 nm), and Pangsuma Airport (PSU, 103 nm).
Charter pricing from SBW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sibu.
Field capability
ICAO
WBGS
IATA
SBW
FAA / Local
WBGS
Elevation
122 ft
Coordinates
2.2616° N · 111.9850° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Malaysia fields
state range 10–3,350 ft
At 122 ft, SBW sits higher than 83% of the 29 Malaysia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmMKMMukah AirportMukah
- 81nmBTUBintulu AirportBintulu
- 103nmPSUPangsuma AirportPutussibau-Borneo Island
- 108nmKCHKuching International AirportKuching
- 135nmID-0341Susilo AirportSintang
- 142nmSQGTebelian AirportSintang
Location
Open the full mapWBGS · Sibu Airport · Sibu, Malaysia