Airports / Malaysia / SDK
Sandakan Airport
WBKS / SDKSandakan, MalaysiaELEV 46 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
54 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lahad Datu Airport (LDU).
Overview
Sandakan Airport (WBKS / SDK) sits in Sandakan, Malaysia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 46 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SDK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lahad Datu Airport (LDU, 54 nm), Tawau Airport (TWU, 95 nm), and Sanga Sanga Airport (TWT, 113 nm).
Charter pricing from SDK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sandakan.
Field capability
ICAO
WBKS
IATA
SDK
FAA / Local
WBKS
Elevation
46 ft
Coordinates
5.9009° N · 118.0590° 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 46 ft, SDK sits lower than 52% 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.
- 54nmLDULahad Datu AirportLahad Datu
- 95nmTWUTawau AirportTawau
- 113nmTWTSanga Sanga AirportBongao
- 120nmBKIKota Kinabalu International AirportKota Kinabalu
- 157nmTRKJuwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFBTarakan
- 172nmLBULabuan AirportLabuan
Location
Open the full mapWBKS · Sandakan Airport · Sandakan, Malaysia