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Keningau Airport

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Airport type
  
Private and Public

Elevation AMSL
  
1,036 ft / 316 m

Owner
  
Government of Malaysia

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+08:00)

Phone
  
+60 16-206 3043

Keningau Airport

Operator
  
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Serves
  
Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia

Location
  
Interior Division, Sabah, East Malaysia

Address
  
Jalan Tambunan-Keningau, 500, Kampung Tuarid Taud, 89000 Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia

First flight at keningau airport


Keningau Airport (Malay : Lapangan Terbang Keningau) (IATA: KGU, ICAO: WBKG) is a privately owned and domestic airport serving the citytown of located at Keningau in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. It just 2.5 km from Keningau Town.

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History

Many years ago, the Keningau Airport was used for aeroplanes with a small capacity like the BN-2 Islander and Fokker 50. The last flight to Keningau Airport for Malaysia Airlines was in the 1970s.

Airlines and Destinations

Malaysia Airlines used to fly from Subang Airport (now Kuala Lumpur International Airport) to Keningau Airport. When Malaysia Airlines stop their operation, they ended the Kuala Lumpur-Keningau route and turn it an abondened airport because hence there is no scheduled commercial airlines currently flying to the airport.

References

Keningau Airport Wikipedia