Bumiko Residential Area is a residential housing area located along Miri-Bintulu Road and Medical Store Road. This residential area was built in the early 1980s.
The Old Miri Airport was planned and built in the 1970s, where a demand for a more modern and longer runway was needed to accommodate Fokker 50s and the Boeing 737s for a booming commercial aviation as commercial flying became a more affordable way to travel.