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Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) had nonstop service to 33 destinations on 18 airlines in our June 14, 2026 departure snapshot. The busiest route was to Kuala Lumpur (KUL), served by 5 carriers, and the largest operator here was AirAsia with nonstops to 20 destinations. 16 of those routes were international.
Route data as of June 14, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample. Routes may have changed since this snapshot.
You can fly nonstop from BKI to 33 destinations, including 16 international routes. Current schedules show about 78 flights per day across those routes. The busiest options start with Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Tawau (TWU), Sandakan (SDK).
16 international routes in this schedule set
Malaysia 17 · China 8 · Brunei 1
24-25/day on 5 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Boeing 737 · Boeing 767
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur · MY
Tawau · 181 mi · 10-11/day
Sandakan · 138 mi · 5-6/day
Kuching · 499 mi · 4/day
Singapore · 890 mi · 2-3/day
Hong Kong · 1,140 mi · 2-3/day
Guangzhou · 1,220 mi · 2/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Grouped by departure terminal in our schedule data, with each carrier's share of that terminal's captured departures.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI / WBKK) is located in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
The IATA code is BKI. The ICAO code is WBKK.
The busiest scheduled route from BKI in our June 14, 2026 departure data was BKI to KUL (Kuala Lumpur), with 24-25/day across 5 airlines.
AirAsia was the largest operator in our BKI schedule data, serving 20 destinations with 44-45/day.
BKI has 16 international routes and 17 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
18 airlines operated at BKI in our June 14, 2026 snapshot. Top carriers include AirAsia, MASwings, Malindo Air, Raya Airways, Malaysia Airlines.
BKI has direct flights to 33 destinations including Kuala Lumpur, Tawau, Sandakan, Kuching, Lahad Datu.
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