Lahad Datu Airport guide

Lahad Datu Airport (ICAO WBKD) serves Lahad Datu District on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia, including the nearby areas of Kinabatangan, FELDA Sahabat and Kunak. The Government of Malaysia owns it, and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad operates it.

The airfield has one asphalt runway, 11/29, that is 1,371 metres long. The apron holds two turboprop aircraft, such as the Fokker 50 or ATR 72. There is no refuelling facility, no radar and no air traffic control service. All approaches are visual, and the airport usually closes at sunset.

The terminal is rated for up to 100,000 passengers a year. Traffic has exceeded that figure in the past: 161,230 passengers in 2014, 140,077 in 2016, and 59,739 in 2020 during the pandemic. AirBorneo flies from here to Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. A military hangar on the site serves as a forward base for the Eastern Sabah Security Command and supports medium-lift helicopter operations.