Kota Kinabalu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysia)

IATA: BKI ICAO: WBKK

Longest Active Runway

12,402 ft

3,780 meters

Field Elevation

10 ft

3 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

5.9327°, 116.0493°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #135 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#215 of 7558

Top 2.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Malaysia)

tied #4 of 7 in MY

same length as KCH · #5 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+24%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BKI in numbers: 12,402 ft longest runway · tied #135 of 650 published · #215 of 7,558 worldwide (top 2.8%) · tied #4 in Malaysia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BKI lies at 3 m (10 ft), #625 of 650 published airports by elevation and 3.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 59 ft below the Malaysia median (69 ft, 7 airports); JHB is highest at 135 ft, 125 ft higher than BKI.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Brunei International Airport (BWN), 89.5 NM, 12,000 ft. BKI has the longest runway in this radius, 402 ft over BWN.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,402 ft (3,780 m)

BKI runway: 02/20 12,402 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #4 of 7 in Malaysia with KCH at 12,402 ft; KUL leads by 1,128 ft (13,530 ft). +24% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	12,402 ft (3780 m / 3.780 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Brunei International Airport (Bandar Seri Begawan)	`BWN`	89.5 NM (165.8 km)	12,000 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →