# Sandakan Airport (SDK / WBKS)

**Sandakan Airport** (IATA: SDK, ICAO: WBKS) is a medium airport in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Malaysia Airports. In 2021 it handled 242 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SDK / WBKS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Malaysia Airports
- Serves: Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
- Elevation: 14 m / 46 ft
- Coordinates: 5.9009, 118.0590
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 242,443 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Kuching
- Website: http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/domestic/sandakan-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandakan_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432733
- Weather station: WBKS · WMO 96491
- Ident: WBKS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 706,455 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 788,515 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 834,626 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 911,855 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 900,016 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 853,411 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 882,811 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 895,256 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 950,861 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,083,090 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 361,955 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 242,443 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [LDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkd.md) Lahad Datu Airport · Malaysia · 101 km / 63 mi · MASwings
- [TWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkw.md) Tawau Airport · Malaysia · 177 km / 110 mi · MASwings
- [BKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkk.md) Kota Kinabalu International Airport · Malaysia · 222 km / 138 mi · AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 1,846 km / 1,147 mi · Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Batik Air Malaysia

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- AK [AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airasia) · 2
- OD [Batik Air Malaysia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air-malaysia) · 2
- MY [MASwings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/maswings) · 2
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 242K (2021) | #1,452 of 3,974 | #474 in Asia | #12 in MY |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =735 in Asia | #16 in MY |
| Elevation | 14 m / 46 ft | =39,495 of 43,403 | =2,653 in Asia | =56 in MY |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in MY |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [MY-0016](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my-0016.md) Jeroco Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [PAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkp.md) Pamol Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [MY-0023](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my-0023.md) Nangoh Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [TMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkm.md) Tomanggong Airport · 86 km / 54 mi
- [LDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbkd.md) Lahad Datu Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [TEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbke.md) Telupid Airport · 108 km / 67 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sandakan Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandakan_Airport&oldid=1366521117), revision of 28 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/wbks/data