Kudat Airport

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Kudat Airport

Lapangan Terbang Kudat
Kudat Sabah LapanganTerbang-1.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Malaysia Airports Berhad
Serves Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia
Time zone MST (UTC+08:00)
Elevation  AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 06°55′27″N116°49′51″E / 6.92417°N 116.83083°E / 6.92417; 116.83083
Map
East Malaysia location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
WBKT
Location in East Malaysia
Kudat Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/227302,395Asphalt
Source: AIP Malaysia [1]

Kudat Airport( IATA : KUD, ICAO : WBKT) [2] is an airport serving the town of Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
MASwings Kota Kinabalu(Terminated), Sandakan(Terminated)

Accidents and Incidents

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References

  1. AIP Malaysia: Index to Aerodromes at Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia
  2. Airport information for KUD at Great Circle Mapper.