A shared runway 11 kilometres south of Kuching in the region of Sarawak in Malaysia is home to both No 7 Squadron of RMAF Kuching Airbase and the regions airport. Kuching International Airport (KIA) can handle around 5 million passengers a year and is fourth in the airport ranks in Malaysia. In 2012 passenger numbers were 4,186.523 with 46,727 aircraft movements and 15,811 tonnes of cargo handled.

Kuching International Airport is the gateway to Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo or Sabah as it is called today.