Sandakan Airport
Sandakan Airport Lapangan Terbang Sandakan 山打根机场 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  WBKS Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Sandakan Airport (IATA: SDK, ICAO: WBKS) is a domestic airport that serves Sandakan, a town 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 | Route |
|---|---|---|
| AirAsia | Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur | Domestic |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur | Domestic |
| MASwings operated for Malaysia Airlines | Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Tawau | Domestic |
Traffic and statistics
handled |
% Change |
(tonnes) |
% Change |
Movements |
% Change | |
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| 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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| 1H 2014[4] | 449,611 | 7.2 |
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References
- ^ a b Sandakan Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ a b WBKS - SANDAKAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ "MAHB Annual Report 2012" (PDF). MAHB. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ http://www.mot.gov.my/en/Statistics/Aviation/2014%201%20-%20QUARTER%20I%202014/Jadual%204.5.pdf
External links
- 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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