Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) (IATA: BKI, ICAO: WBKK) is an international airport in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is located approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of the city centre. In 2019, over 9 million passengers passed through the airport, making it the second busiest airport in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport in terms of passenger movements & aircraft movements and the third busiest in terms of cargo handled.
Kota Kinabalu International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Khazanah Nasional | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Kota Kinabalu (also West Coast and Interior divisions of Sabah) | ||||||||||
| Location | Kepayan and Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia | ||||||||||
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| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°56′41″N 116°03′31″E | ||||||||||
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BKI /WBKK Location in Sabah state BKI /WBKK Location in East Malaysia BKI /WBKK Location in Borneo BKI /WBKK Location in Malaysia BKI /WBKK Location in Southeast Asia | |||||||||||
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Being the main gateway into East Malaysia, the airport serves as the main hub for MASwings, and the secondary hub for Firefly & Malaysia Airlines. The airport is also AirAsia Malaysia second largest hub in Malaysia after KLIA 2. Another Malaysia based low-cost carrier, MYAirline, also announce plans to utilize this airport as its secondary hub. However, the plan did not materialize as the airline faces a financial crisis in October 2023. Other general aviation companies such as Sabah Air Aviation, Sabah Flying Club, Sazma Aviation & Layang Layang Aerospace had set up their main base here.
Batik Air Malaysia (formerly known as Malindo Air), will re-activate Kota Kinabalu International Airport as its secondary hub soon. Currently, the airline only operates chartered flight from Kota Kinabalu and mainly focuses its operation in KLIA & Subang Airport.