Lahad Datu Airport

Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Malaysia
OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
ServesLahad Datu District
LocationLahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia
Time zoneMST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL48 ft / 15 m
Coordinates05°01′59″N 118°19′16″E / 5.03306°N 118.32111°E / 5.03306; 118.32111
Maps
Sabah state In Malaysia
Sabah state In Malaysia
LDU/WBKD is located in Borneo
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD is located in East Malaysia
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD (East Malaysia)
LDU/WBKD is located in Malaysia
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD (Malaysia)
LDU/WBKD is located in Southeast Asia
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD (Southeast Asia)
LDU/WBKD is located in Asia
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD
LDU/WBKD (Asia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 1,371 4,498 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passenger59,739 (Decrease 57.5%)
Airfreight (tonnes)163 (Increase 115.5%)
Aircraft movements2,632 (Decrease 44.2%)
Sources: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]

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]

The airport's front entrance

Present

Currently 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. The apron at the terminal is also configured to take in two turboprop aircraft such as the Fokker 50 and Atr 72.[4]

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

AirlinesDestinations
Malaysia Airlines
operated by MASwings 		Kota Kinabalu,[7] Sandakan[8]

Traffic and Statistics

Traffic

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
Year
Passengers
handled
Passenger
% Change
Cargo
(tonnes)
Cargo
% Change
Aircraft
Movements
Aircraft
% Change
2011131,054Steady42Steady3,024Steady
2012142,733Increase 8.9185Increase 340.53,147Increase 4.1
2013145,930Increase 2.2200Increase 8.14,215Increase 33.9
2014161,230Increase 10.5179Decrease 10.54,055Decrease 3.1
2015143,654Decrease 10.9158Decrease 11.73,929Decrease 3.1
2016140,077Decrease 2.5129Decrease 18.43,713Decrease 5.5
2017127,651Decrease 8.9101Decrease 21.73,199Decrease 13.8
2018124,803Decrease 2.297Decrease 4.03,135Decrease 2.0
2019140,583Increase 12.675Decrease 22.74,718Increase 50.5
202059,739Decrease 57.5163Increase 115.52,632Decrease 44.2
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Lahad Datu Airport, Sabah at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
  2. ↑ WBG - LAHAD DATU at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  3. ↑ "WBKD AD 2.2 AERODROME GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA". CAM.
  4. ↑ "AERODROME GROUND MOVEMENT CHART (WBKD) - ICAO" (PDF). CAM.
  5. ↑ "PM rasmi upacara pecah tanah POH Lahad Datu". Berita Harian. 28 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "RM7m allocated for Forward Operating Base (FOB) project in Lahad Datu". New Straits Times. 30 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "CNY flight offers from MASwings in S'wak, Sabah". The Borneo Post. 6 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "MASwings launches Lahad Datu-Sandakan route". The Borneo Post. 2 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020" (PDF). malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.