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Encyclopedia > Brunei International Airport

Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei.


Commercial air transport in Brunei began in 1953, with the establishment of air service links connecting Bandar Seri Begawan with Anduki in the Belait district. Initial flights to Malaysia were made to accommodate travellers from Labuan in Sabah and Lutong in Sarawak. Airport services were operated from the Berakas area at an old runway site built by the Japanese during World War II. It was known then as the Brunei Airport. Bandar Seri Begawan, estimated population 46,229 (1991), is the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei. ... Belait is the largest district (daerah) in Brunei, as well as the western-most. ... Labuan (Jawi:ڤوتراجاي) formerly known as Victoria Island is a territory of Malaysia comprising of one main island (75km²) and six other smaller ones on the coast of Sabah, and Brunei. ... State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ... State motto: A Place Like No Other Capital Kuching Governor -T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ... A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...


The growth in popularity of air travel in the '70s resulted in a significant increased in the civil aviation movement. Suddenly, the old airport was swamped with activity, operating beyond its capacity. This prompted the government to scout for a new site to build a modern airport. Modern can simply mean something that is up-to-date, trendy, new, or from the present time. ...


A new airport was constructed in Mukim Berakas in the Brunei-Muara District, because it was easily accessible from all areas of the country. The airport became operational in 1974 and opened Brunei to the world. A country, a land, is a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity, with its own government, administration, laws, often a constitution, police, military, tax rules, and population, who are one anothers countrymen. ... The World in plate carrée projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is Age of Man. ...


Brunei International now handles more than 2 million passengers and more than 1 million tonnes.


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International Flight Information Manual (Brunei Darussalam) (390 words)
International airports of entry and departure where all formalities incident to Customs, Immigration, Health and similar procedures are carried out, and which are open to scheduled and nonscheduled flights.
International airports of entry and departure at which the formalities incident to Customs, Immigration, Health and similar procedures are made available on a restricted basis, to flights with prior approval only.
International airports specified in the flight plan to which a flight may proceed when it becomes inadvisable to land at the airport of intended landing.
Royal Brunei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1630 words)
Royal Brunei Airlines (Malay: Penerbangan DiRaja Brunei, Jawi: ﻓﻧﺭﺑﺎڠن ﺩﻴﺮﺍﺝ ﺑﺮﻮﻧﻲ), or RBA as it is known by its initials in Brunei, is the international airline of the Sultanate of Brunei.
Royal Brunei Airlines was established on 18 November 1974 with two Boeing 737's, one of which was put in service for the airline's first flight on 14 April 1975 from the brand new Brunei International Airport to Singapore.
As Brunei is an Islamic society, where the sale of alcohol is forbidden, Royal Brunei does not serve alcohol on board its flights, and all meals served are halal.
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