Lahad Datu Airport
| Lahad Datu Airport Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | WBKD |
| IATA code | LDU |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 14 m (46 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 1 km north of Lahad Datu |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1940 |
| operator | Malaysia Airports SDN BHD |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 113,442 (2011) |
| Air freight | 0 t (2011) |
| Flight movements |
2960 (2006) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
100,000 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 11/29 | 1371 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Lahad Datu Airport (engl. Lahad Datu Airport , IATA code : LDU, ICAO code : WBKD) is the airport of the city of Lahad Datu , in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo .
The airport is a civil domestic airport that is only permitted to operate in daylight. Because of its short runway of 1371 m, it can only be approached by smaller MASwings machines up to the size of a Fokker 50 . Malaysia Airlines flights are processed as code share . Connections exist to and from Kota Kinabalu . In 2011, 113,442 passengers were handled and a total of 2,960 flight movements were registered.
The airport is managed by a private operator.
Incidents
On April 2, 1955, there was an aircraft accident involving a Vickers Valetta C.1 of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aileron blocked and caused the machine to skid on landing. The landing gear broke. All passengers were uninjured.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e website of the airport
- ↑ Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Web links
More pictures
Tower of the airport
Terminal building
