AirportsKota Kinabalu International Airport is a large airport serving Kota Kinabalu, in Sabah, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BKI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BKI
- ICAO code
- WBKK
- City
- Kota Kinabalu
- State or region
- Sabah
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 5.9327° N, 116.0493° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,780 m (12,402 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BKI means Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WBKK. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.9327° N, 116.0493° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuching, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kota Kinabalu International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,780 metres (12,402 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,780 m 12,402 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Labuan AirportLabuan | LBU | 113 km |
| Lawas AirportLawas | LWY | 140 km |
| Kudat AirportKudat | KUD | 140 km |
| Brunei International AirportBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | BWN | 166 km |
| Limbang AirportLimbang | LMN | 170 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,805 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,894 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,784 km | 8 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,262 km | 14 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,740 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,783 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,431 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,090 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,770 km | 7 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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