Kudat Airport Lapangan Terbang Kudat | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| 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 Coordinates: 06°55′27″N116°49′51″E / 6.92417°N 116.83083°E | ||||||||||
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Kudat Airport( IATA : KUD, ICAO : WBKT) [2] is an airport serving the town of Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia.
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| MASwings | Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan |
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