# Lahad Datu Airport (LDU / WBKD)

**Lahad Datu Airport** (IATA: LDU, ICAO: WBKD) is a medium airport in Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 1,371 m (4,498 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2021 it handled 49 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LDU / WBKD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Malaysia Airports
- Serves: Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 14 m / 45 ft
- Coordinates: 5.0324, 118.3238
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,371 m / 4,498 ft
- Passengers: 49,425 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuching
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahad_Datu_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431842
- Ident: WBKD

## Timeline

- 1940: Lahad Datu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,371 m / 4,498 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 116° / 296° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 98,558 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 113,442 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 131,054 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 142,733 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 145,930 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 161,230 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 143,654 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 140,077 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 127,651 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 124,803 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 59,739 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 49,425 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [SDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbks.md) Sandakan Airport · Malaysia · 101 km / 63 mi · MASwings
- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 271 km / 168 mi · MASwings

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LDU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- [AirBorneo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airborneo)

### Passenger (1)

- MY [MASwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maswings) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 49K (2021) | #2,094 of 3,974 | #652 in Asia | #18 in MY |
| Longest runway | 1,371 m / 4,498 ft | =8,214 of 29,858 | =1,469 in Asia | #27 in MY |
| Elevation | 14 m / 45 ft | =39,570 of 43,403 | =2,664 in Asia | #58 in MY |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =111 in Asia | #2 in MY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 122.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [MY-0016](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my-0016.md) Jeroco Airport · 42 km / 26 mi
- [TMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkm.md) Tomanggong Airport · 55 km / 34 mi
- [SMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbka.md) Semporna Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [TWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkw.md) Tawau Airport · 83 km / 52 mi
- [SXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkh.md) Sahabat \[Sahabat 16\] Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [MY-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my-0015.md) Hunter (Morotai) Airport · 91 km / 57 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Lahad Datu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lahad_Datu_Airport&oldid=1364265029), revision of 15 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkd/data