Sandakan Airport

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Sandakan Airport
Lapangan Terbang Sandakan
山打根机场
IATA: SDKICAO: 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
Elevation AMSL 46 ft / 14 m
Coordinates 05°54′03″N 118°03′34″E / 5.90083°N 118.05944°E / 5.90083; 118.05944
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,134 7,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Passenger movements 618,927
Airfreight movements in tonnes 3,055
Aircraft movements 9,622
Sources: official web site[1] and DAFIF[2][3]

Sandakan Airport (IATA: SDKICAO: WBKS) is a domestic airport that serves Sandakan, a city in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is located about 13 kilometers from the town. In 2005, the airport handled 621,513 passengers and registered 10,876 flights.[1]

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[edit] Traffic and Statistics

Overall Operational Statistics
Years Passenger Movements Aircraft Movements Cargo Movements in Metric Tonnes Cargo Movements in Kilograms
2003 497,999 10,588 3,713 8,185
2004 574,213 10,823 4,053 8,935
2005 621,513 11,662 4,531 9,989
2006 633,194 10,776 5,475 12,070
2007 626,192 8,410 6,224 6,224,488
2008 618,927 9,622 3,055 3,054,589

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Domestic

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Sandakan Airport, Sabahat Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. ^ Airport information for WBKS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for SDK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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