KUCHING, Jan. 27 -- The new Kuching International Airport (KIA) represents Sarawak's long-term strategy of building a strong and future-ready aviation sector.

This was highlighted by Sarawak Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin in his keynote address for the Asia Pacific Aerospace Conference and Exhibition (APACE) 2026, at Borneo Convention Centre today.

According to him, a feasibility study on the new airport is currently in progress, aimed at preparing the state's aviation sector for the next 30 to 50 years.

"It is not all about building a bigger airport.

"We need to think about how much capacity that the state will require in the decades ahead; how we design for future aircraft technologies; and how sustainability and resi...