Lahad Datu Airport Explained

Lahad Datu Airport
Nativename:Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu
Iata:LDU
Icao:WBKD
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Malaysia
Operator:Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
City-Served:Lahad Datu District
Location:Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia
Timezone:MST
Elevation-F:48
Coordinates:5.0331°N 118.3211°W
Image Map Caption:Sabah state In Malaysia
Pushpin Map:Borneo#Malaysia East#Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lahad Datu, Sabah, East Malaysia
Pushpin Label:LDU/WBKD
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-M:1,371
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:y
Stat1-Header:Passenger
Stat1-Data:59,739 (57.5%)
Stat-Year:2020
Footnotes:Sources: official web site[1]
AIP Malaysia[2]
Stat2-Header:Airfreight (tonnes)
Stat2-Data:163 (115.5%)
Stat3-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat3-Data:2,632 (44.2%)

Lahad Datu Airport is an airport located in the southeastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah. The airport, which is situated approximately 1km (01miles) 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.

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. 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]

Traffic and statistics

Traffic

Annual passenger numbers and aircraft statistics
2011131,054423,024
2012142,733 8.9185 340.53,147 4.1
2013145,930 2.2200 8.14,215 33.9
2014161,230 10.5179 10.54,055 3.1
2015143,654 10.9158 11.73,929 3.1
2016140,077 2.5129 18.43,713 5.5
2017127,651 8.9101 21.73,199 13.8
2018124,803 2.297 4.03,135 2.0
2019140,583 12.675 22.74,718 50.5
202059,739 57.5163 115.52,632 44.2
Source: Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php?ch=38&pg=157&ac=1028 Lahad Datu Airport, Sabah
  2. http://aip.dca.gov.my/aip%20pdf/AD/AD2/WBGG/WBGG%20-%20Kuching%20International%20Airport.pdf WBG - LAHAD DATU
  3. Web site: WBKD AD 2.2 AERODROME GEOGRAPHICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA. CAM.
  4. Web site: AERODROME GROUND MOVEMENT CHART (WBKD) - ICAO. CAM.
  5. Web site: PM rasmi upacara pecah tanah POH Lahad Datu. Berita Harian. 28 May 2016.
  6. Web site: RM7m allocated for Forward Operating Base (FOB) project in Lahad Datu. New Straits Times. 30 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Malaysia Airports: Airports Statistics 2020. malaysiaairports. 2 April 2021. 5 October 2021. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628105453/http://annualreport2020.malaysiaairports.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/airportstatistics2020.pdf. dead.