Sandakan Airport

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Sandakan International Airport
Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Sandakan
山打根国际机场
IATA: SDK – ICAO: WBKS
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Malaysia
Operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
Serves Sandakan Division, Sabah, East Malaysia
Location Sandakan, Sabah, East Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL 46 ft / 14 m
Coordinates 05°54′06″N 118°02′55″E / 5.90167°N 118.04861°E / 5.90167; 118.04861Coordinates: 05°54′06″N 118°02′55″E / 5.90167°N 118.04861°E / 5.90167; 118.04861
Map
WBKS
Location in East Malaysia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,133 6,998 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 834,626
Passenger change 11-12 Increase5.8%
Aircraft movements 13,153
Movements change 11-12 Increase12.3%
Sources: Official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

Sandakan Airport (IATA: SDK, ICAO: WBKS) is a domestic airport that serves Sandakan, a city in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi)[2] from the town. In 2005, the airport handled 621,513 passengers and registered 10,876 flights.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations Terminal
AirAsia Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur Domestic
Malaysia Airlines Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur Domestic
Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Tawau Domestic

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics[3]
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2003497,999Steady3,713Steady10,588Steady
2004574,213Increase 15.34,053Increase 9.210,823Increase 2.2
2005621,513Increase 8.24,531Increase 11.811,662Increase 7.7
2006633,194Increase 1.95,475Increase 20.810,776Decrease 7.6
2007626,192Decrease 1.16,224Increase 13.78,410Decrease 22.0
2008618,927Decrease 1.23,055Decrease 50.99,622Increase 14.4
2009672,469Increase 8.62,099Decrease 31.312,915Increase 34.2
2010741,674Increase 10.32,806Increase 33.713,517Increase 4.7
2011788,515Increase 6.32,300Decrease 18.011,715Decrease 13.3
2012834,626Increase 5.82,479Increase 7.813,153Increase 12.3

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sandakan Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 WBKS - SANDAKAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2012". MAHB. Retrieved 6 September 2013. 

External links

Notable buildings and structures in Sabah
Airports
Education
Colleges and Polytechnics
  • Maktab Sabah
  • Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic
  • Sandakan Polytechnic
Government buildings
Health care
Memorials and Monuments
Museums
Religious buildings
Shopping malls
Stadiums
Peninsular Malaysia
Primary international
Other commerical
Non-commerical
Military (and former RAF)
East Malaysia
       Primary international
Other commerical
Non-commerical
Defunct


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