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Kota Kinabalu Airport
Airport Directory » Malaysia » Kota Kinabalu » Kota Kinabalu AirportKota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) (IATA: BKI, ICAO: WBKK) assists the town of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is turn up approximately 8 kilometre southwestward of the town center. It is the 2nd busiest airport in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport going across 4 million rider motions in 2006 for domestic and international voyages. It is the independent gateway into the province of Sabah and into Borneo. In 2007, well-nigh 2.5 million unique holidaymakers see Sabah through this airport.
History
The airport 1st set about as a armed forces field constructed by the Japanese busying squeezes during World-War II. It is also known then as Jesselton Airfield (Kota Kinabalu was antecedently known as Jesselton). Towards the finish of the conflict, it endured severe bombardments by Allied Forces until the give up of the Japanese armed forces in 1945.
After the conflict, the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of North Borneo (currently Sabah) take charge of the functioning and upkeep of the airport. In 1957, the original grass strip landing track was resurfaced with bitumen stuff and a new depot was made. By 1959, the landing track was continued to 1,593 meters long to enable the functioning of Malaysia Airways Viscount aircraft. In 1963, there was the support and further enlargement of the landing track to 1,921 metres long to provide for Comet four functioning. Commercial voyages and rider reaches bit by bit increased and a bigger depot construction was take to adapt this increase.
In 1969 a British consultancy company was named to develop a Master Plan for a phased and coordinated development of KKIA from 1970 until 2000 and yr beyond. The master programme was subjected to the authority with the coming after recommendations:
- To reenforce and spread out the landing track distance to 2,987 metres long to provide for Boeing Jet 707 and 747 functioning.
- To construct a new depot complex and parallel taxi strip which links to the landing track.
- To furnish piloting equipments, communicating installations and a modern visible light system for the landing track.
Around the 1970s to 1980s, a newer depot construction was built on the other side of the landing track. Almost all commercial voyages were switched to this newer and bigger depot. From then on until late, the original depot got known as Airport Lama ("old airport"). In 1992, the DCA of Sabah was corporatised, and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad took over direction and functioning of the airport. Further enlargement labor set about in 2006 for both depots (see beneath), and in January 2007 the original depot was rebranded Terminal 2, and the other got known as Terminal 1.
Statistics
| Year | Passenger motilities | Aircraft motilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33,570 | - |
| 1970 | 290,575 | - |
| 1975 | 520,540 | - |
| 1980 | 1,246,130 | - |
| 1985 | 1,430,000 | - |
| 1990 | 2,040,000 | - |
| 2000 | 3,092,326 | 41,411 |
| 2001 | 3,036,196 | 40,157 |
| 2002 | 3,256,212 | 44,528 |
| 2003 | 3,314,004 | 44,701 |
| 2004 | 3,918,201 | 50,313 |
| 2005 | 3,970,000 | 51,824 |
| 2006 | 4,015,221 | 50,594 |
| 2007 | 4,399,939 | 52,047 |
| 2008 | 4,689,164 | 52,463 |
Future
In mid 2005, the Malaysian authority okayed a labor for major redevelopment and extension of KKIA worth RM1.4 billion that will see the present 2,988 m (9,803 foot) landing track continued to 3,780 m (12,402 foot) and the size of it of the independent airport depot construction (Terminal one) increased from 34,000 mtwo (370,000 sq foot) to 87,000 mtwo (940,000 sq foot). The new airport depot construction shall be able to adapt 4 Boeing 747s, one Airbus A330, seven Boeing 737s, three Fokker 50s and 3 Dorniers at anybody 1 clip. It will also have twelve jetways for rider use. The present air traffic control tower which is attached to the independent depot construction shall be pulverised and shall be replaced by a separate, stand up exclusively tower. The whole labor including the landing track extension is scheduled to be finished by mid-2009.
When the aggregative labor is finished, the airport shall be able to adapt the Airbus A380, the world's biggest rider aircraft. The airport will also be the 2nd biggest airport in Malaysia with an one-year capacity of 12 million riders — 9 million from Terminal one and 3 million from Terminal 2.
Terminals
Terminal one
Terminal one is the independent depot of KKIA. It is get at via Jalan Putatan in Petagas nearby Kepayan. Currently its proficient installations includes twelve entrances, five airbridges, and four baggage demand belts. It has the capability of care 2.5 million rider each year. It also characteristics duty free stores, other stores, lounges, travel agent, eating house, and many others. It is now undergoing a massive redevelopment and enlargement (see above).
Terminal one's new wing was opened while the other wing was closed on August 19, 2008 from upgrading. It will also have a location for little aircraft riders. After the whole depot was finished, the new wing shall be the international wing while the old wing shall be the domestic wing. The 1st voyage to go away at the new wing was MH 2637 to Kuala Lumpur at 0650 60 minutes while the last voyage at the old wing was at 0025 60 minutes. Malaysia Airlines is the briny functioning air hose in this depot. Terminal one has five entrances (A1-A5).
Lobby hallway, Terminal twoTerminal two
What is currently Terminal two used to be the original depot construction of the airport when it was 1st constructed. It is get at via Jalan Mat Salleh in Tanjung Aru and is turn up on the other side of the landing track from Terminal 1. Terminal two is in fact for charter and low cost bearer. Sometime, it is named LCCT. Terminal two has late undergone a major redevelopment and extension and it re-opened on January 1, 2007 in concurrence with Visit Malaysia Year 2007. It was finished 27 calendar month in front of schedule. Although it is restituted to assist the low cost bearers, viz. AirAsia, it is not a low cost bearer depot (LCCT) as that of Kuala Lumpur International Airport's LCCT, as here, other full service air hose may apply the depot. It has 26 check-in counters for domestic and international voyages and six parkland embayments for B737 and A320 aircraft as good as seven baggage x-ray machines, a VIP appartment and 13 in-migration counters. The depot has the capability to deal 3 million riders each year. AirAsia programmes to do Kota Kinabalu the independent hub for voyages from China to Malaysia due to Kota Kinabalu being the about Malaysian hub to China. This airport was the 2nd airport to have separation between normal bearers and low cost bearer.
AirAsia is anticipated to set about winging to Guilin, Xiamen, Hong Kong and Vietnam in 2009. Sabah Government is optimistic in placing more visitants from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.
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