Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Kota Kinabalu International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Khazanah Nasional | ||||||||||
| Operator | Malaysia Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Kota Kinabalu (also West Coast and Interior divisions of Sabah) | ||||||||||
| Location | Kepayan and Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia | ||||||||||
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| Operating base for | AirAsia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 05°56′41″N 116°03′31″E / 5.94472°N 116.05861°E | ||||||||||
| Website | airports | ||||||||||
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Location in Sabah state Location in East Malaysia | |||||||||||
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Source: official website AIP Malaysia | |||||||||||
Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) (IATA: BKI, ICAO: WBKK) is an international airport in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia, approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of the city centre. In 2024, the airport handled over 7.95 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport in terms of both passenger and aircraft movements, though the number fell short of its peak in 2019, when it recorded over 9 million passengers. It is also the third busiest in Malaysia for cargo.
As the primary gateway to East Malaysia, KKIA serves as the main hub for MASwings and a secondary hub for Firefly and Malaysia Airlines. Additionally, it is the second largest hub for AirAsia Malaysia, after KLIA2. The airport is also home to several general aviation companies, including Sabah Air Aviation, Sabah Flying Club, Sazma Aviation and Layang Layang Aerospace, which have established their main bases at KKIA.