Lahad Datu Airport (IATA: LDU, ICAO: WBKD) is an airport located in the southeastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah. The airport, which is situated approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) from downtown Lahad Datu, serves the town of Lahad Datu and its neighbouring districts such as Kinabatangan, FELDA Sahabat, and Kunak. The airport can accommodate aircraft as large as the ATR72, and the terminal building can handle up to 100,000 passengers annually. In 2016, the airport handled 140,077 passengers and 3,713 aircraft movements.[1]
Lahad Datu Airport Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lahad Datu District | ||||||||||
| Location | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC 08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 48 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°01′59″N 118°19′16″E / 5.03306°N 118.32111°E | ||||||||||
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 Sabah state In Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Present
editCurrently the airport has basic facilities and amenities to facilitate turboprop aircraft operations. However no radar or Atc services are available with radio positioning feedback to be liaise directly with Kota Kinabalu FIR.[3] All approaches are conducted visually with the airport usually closed by sunset. Depending on the weather condition, the usual cut off time is 6.20pm / 1820 hrs. The apron at the terminal is also configured to take in two turboprop aircraft such as the Fokker 50 and Atr 72.[4] However, there is no refuelling facility present at this airport.
The airport also has a military hangar constructed. The hangar operates as a forward base for the Malaysia civil defense and military of malaysia under Eastern Sabah Security Command.[5] Build for Helicopter operations the hangar supports Medium-lift heli operations.[6]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| MASwings | Kota Kinabalu,[7] Sandakan[8] |
Traffic and statistics
editTraffic
editYear
|
Passengers
handled |
Passenger
% Change |
Cargo
(tonnes) |
Cargo
% Change |
Aircraft
Movements |
Aircraft
% Change |
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| 2011 | 131,054 |  |
42 | |
3,024 |
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| 2012 | 142,733 |  8.9 |
185 | 340.5 |
3,147 | 4.1
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| 2013 | 145,930 | 2.2 |
200 | 8.1 |
4,215 | 33.9
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| 2014 | 161,230 | 10.5 |
179 |  10.5 |
4,055 | 3.1
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| 2015 | 143,654 | 10.9 |
158 | 11.7 |
3,929 | 3.1
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| 2016 | 140,077 | 2.5 |
129 | 18.4 |
3,713 | 5.5
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| 2017 | 127,651 | 8.9 |
101 | 21.7 |
3,199 | 13.8
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| 2018 | 124,803 | 2.2 |
97 | 4.0 |
3,135 | 2.0
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| 2019 | 140,583 | 12.6 |
75 | 22.7 |
4,718 | 50.5
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| 2020 | 59,739 | 57.5 |
163 | 115.5 |
2,632 | 44.2
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| Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[9] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Lahad Datu Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- ^ WBG - LAHAD DATU at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
- ^ "WBKD AD 2.2 AERODROME GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA". CAM.
- ^ "AERODROME GROUND MOVEMENT CHART (WBKD) - ICAO" (PDF). CAM.
- ^ "PM rasmi upacara pecah tanah POH Lahad Datu". Berita Harian. 28 May 2016.
- ^ "RM7m allocated for Forward Operating Base (FOB) project in Lahad Datu". New Straits Times. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "CNY flight offers from MASwings in S'wak, Sabah". The Borneo Post. 6 January 2023.
- ^ "MASwings launches Lahad Datu-Sandakan route". The Borneo Post. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links
edit- Lahad Datu Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
- Accident history for LDU at Aviation Safety Network
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