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|[[Kota Kinabalu]], Sabah |
|{{flagicon|Sabah}} [[Kota Kinabalu]], Sabah |
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|Kuala Lumpur |
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Revision as of 12:06, 17 July 2019
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  WBKS Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2018) | |||||||||||
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Sandakan Airport (IATA: SDK, ICAO: WBKS) is a domestic airport which serves Sandakan, a town in the east Malaysian state of Sabah. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi)[2] west of downtown Sandakan. In 2005, the airport handled 621,513 passengers and registered 10,876 flights.[1]
History
Sandakan Airport is also a former military airstrip during World War 2 which it bombardment play important role for the event of Sandakan Death Marches.
Expansion plan
On 7 May 2017, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced an allocation of RM 80 million for the airport runway extension project.[3] The extension project is set to commence in June 2017.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AirAsia | Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International |
| Malaysia Airlines operated by MASwings | Kudat, Tawau, Lahad Datu |
| RB Link operated by Malindo Air for Royal Brunei Airlines | Bandar Seri Begawan (begins October 2019) [5] |
Traffic and statistics
handled |
% Change |
(tonnes) |
% Change |
Movements |
% Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 497,999 |  |
3,713 | |
10,588 |
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| 2004 | 574,213 |  15.3 |
4,053 | 9.2 |
10,823 | 2.2
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| 2005 | 621,513 | 8.2 |
4,531 | 11.8 |
11,662 | 7.7
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| 2006 | 633,194 | 1.9 |
5,475 | 20.8 |
10,776 |  7.6
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| 2007 | 626,192 | 1.1 |
6,224 | 13.7 |
8,410 | 22.0
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| 2008 | 618,927 | 1.2 |
3,055 | 50.9 |
9,622 | 14.4
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| 2009 | 672,469 | 8.6 |
2,099 | 31.3 |
12,915 | 34.2
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| 2010 | 741,674 | 10.3 |
2,806 | 33.7 |
13,517 | 4.7
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| 2011 | 788,515 | 6.3 |
2,300 | 18.0 |
11,715 | 13.3
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| 2012 | 834,626 | 5.8 |
2,479 | 7.8 |
13,153 | 12.3
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| 2013 | 911,855 | 9.3 |
2,894 | 16.7 |
12,856 | 2.3
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| 2014 | 900,016 | 1.3 |
2,497 | 13.7 |
12,696 | 1.2
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| 2015 | 853,411 | 5.2 |
3,147 | 26.0 |
12,705 | 0.1
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| 2016 | 882,811 | 3.4 |
2,389 | 24.1 |
12,240 | 3.7
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| 2017 | 896,347 | 1.5 |
2,211 | 7.4 |
10,859 | 11.3
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| 2018 | 950,861 | 6.1 |
2,152 | 2.7 |
11,561 | 6.5
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| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[6] | ||||||
Statistics
| Rank | Destination | Frequency (Weekly) |
Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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42 | AK, MH |
| 2 |  Kuala Lumpur
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34 | AK, MH |
| 3 | Tawau, Sabah
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14 | MH |
| 4 | Kudat, Sabah
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2 | MH |
References
- ^ a b Sandakan Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ a b WBKS - SANDAKAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ Govt has allocated RM80m for Sandakan airport runway extension project: Najib
- ^ Najib wants Sandakan airport runway extension work to start next month
- ^ "Regional Service (RB Link)". Royal Brunei Airlines. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2018" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sandakan Airport.
- Sandakan Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Sandakan Airport Real Time Flight Schedule
- Current weather for WBKS at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for SDK at Aviation Safety Network
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