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Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Airport serving Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Operating base for | AirAsia | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 05°56′41″N 116°03′31″E | ||||||||||
Website | airports | ||||||||||
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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[3][4] & Malaysia Airlines. The airport is also AirAsia Malaysia second largest hub in Malaysia[5] after KLIA 2. Another Malaysia based low-cost carrier, MYAirline, also announce plans to utilize this airport as its secondary hub.[6] However, the plan did not materialize as the airline faces a financial crisis in October 2023.[7] 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.