Sandakan Airport

Sandakan Airport
Lapangan Terbang Sandakan
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 (2017)
Passenger 896,347 (Increase 1.5%)
Airfreight (tonnes) 2,211 (Decrease 7.4%)
Aircraft movements 10,859 (Decrease 11.3%)
Sources: Official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

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

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International
Cebu Pacific
operated by Cebgo 		Zamboanga (begins January 2019)[5]
Malaysia Airlines Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur–International
Malaysia Airlines
operated by MASwings 		Kota Kinabalu, Kudat, Tawau
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express 		Zamboanga (begins 1 April 2019)[6]

Traffic and statistics

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
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
2013911,855Increase 9.32,894Increase 16.712,856Decrease 2.3
2014900,016Decrease 1.32,497Decrease 13.712,696Decrease 1.2
2015853,411Decrease 5.23,147Increase 26.012,705Increase 0.1
2016882,811Increase 3.42,389Decrease 24.112,240Decrease 3.7
2017896,347Increase 1.52,211Decrease 7.410,859Decrease 11.3
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[7]

Statistics

RankDestinationFrequency
(Weekly)
1 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 60
2 Kuala Lumpur 28
3 Tawau, Sabah 14
4 Kudat, Sabah 2

References

  1. 1 2 Sandakan Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. 1 2 WBKS - SANDAKAN at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ Govt has allocated RM80m for Sandakan airport runway extension project: Najib
  4. ↑ Najib wants Sandakan airport runway extension work to start next month
  5. ↑ "CEB To Reinstate Sandakan From Zamboanga Hub". 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  6. ↑ "PAL To Expand Zamboanga Hub". 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  7. ↑ "MAHB Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Malaysia Airports. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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