Airports / Malaysia / LDU
Lahad Datu Airport
WBKD / LDULahad Datu, MalaysiaELEV 45 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tawau Airport (TWU).
Overview
Lahad Datu Airport (WBKD / LDU) is a mid-sized airport serving Lahad Datu, Malaysia. The field lies at an elevation of 45 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LDU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Tawau Airport (TWU, 45 nm), Sandakan Airport (SDK, 54 nm), and Sanga Sanga Airport (TWT, 85 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LDU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LDU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
WBKD
IATA
LDU
FAA / Local
WBKD
Elevation
45 ft
Coordinates
5.0324° N · 118.3238° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Malaysia fields
state range 10–3,350 ft
At 45 ft, LDU sits lower than 55% of the 29 Malaysia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 45nmTWUTawau AirportTawau
- 54nmSDKSandakan AirportSandakan
- 85nmTWTSanga Sanga AirportBongao
- 112nmTRKJuwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFBTarakan
- 146nmBKIKota Kinabalu International AirportKota Kinabalu
- 172nmJOLJolo AirportJolo
Location
Open the full mapWBKD · Lahad Datu Airport · Lahad Datu, Malaysia