Genting Airport

The closure was for economic and logistical reasons. Such private airstrips are built to support remote commercial operations like logging camps or the initial development of plantations. The airport was likely closed because:
1. The specific logging concession or plantation development phase it supported was completed.
2. An extensive network of service and plantation roads was developed in the area, providing more cost-effective ground transportation and rendering the airstrip obsolete.

The airport is permanently closed and completely abandoned. The site, as seen in current satellite imagery, is a derelict clearing within a large palm oil plantation. The former runway is entirely overgrown with dense vegetation and is indistinguishable from the surrounding jungle except for its linear shape. It is completely unusable for any aviation purposes.

This airport was a private, utilitarian airstrip with local logistical importance, not a public airport. Its purpose was to support commercial operations, almost certainly a logging camp or a palm oil plantation, in a remote area of Sarawak. The name 'Genting' likely refers to the operating company (e.g., Genting Plantations, which has large holdings in Sarawak) rather than the famous Genting Highlands resort. Operations would have involved small STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, such as the DHC-6 Twin Otter or Pilatus PC-6 Porter, used for transporting personnel, high-priority cargo, and for medical evacuations to and from regional centers like Sibu.

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. Its original purpose is no longer valid due to the maturity of the surrounding plantations and the existence of a comprehensive ground transportation network. The cost to clear the land, reconstruct the runway, and build any necessary facilities would be substantial and without any economic justification. The airport is considered permanently defunct.