AirportsSandakan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sandakan, in Sabah, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SDK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SDK
- ICAO code
- WBKS
- City
- Sandakan
- State or region
- Sabah
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.9009° N, 118.0590° E
- Elevation
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SDK means Sandakan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WBKS. 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 5.9009° N, 118.0590° E. It stands 14 metres (46 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
Sandakan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tomanggong AirportTomanggong | TMG | 86 km |
| Lahad Datu AirportLahad Datu | LDU | 101 km |
| Kudat AirportKudat | KUD | 177 km |
| Tawau AirportTawau | TWU | 177 km |
| Sanga Sanga AirportBongao, Philippines | TWT | 209 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,988 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,102 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,986 km | 8 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,391 km | 14 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,701 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,619 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,640 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,975 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,635 km | 7 h 15 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.
Links
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