# Lahad Datu Airport (LDU)

> Lahad Datu, MY · IATA: LDU · ICAO: WBKD · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `LDU` |
| ICAO | `WBKD` |
| City | Lahad Datu |
| Country | MY |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 5.03241, 118.32376 |

## Description

Set on Sabah's south-eastern coast on Borneo, Lahad Datu sits amid one of the world's densest belts of palm oil estates. Its airport (LDU) is modest, handling aircraft no larger than an ATR72 and recording just 185 tonnes of cargo back in 2012. MASwings flies several times daily to Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan, linking the town to onward international services. The serious freight – crude palm oil, biofuel and biomass – moves through POIC Lahad Datu, the world's first dedicated palm oil industrial cluster, complete with its own container terminal. Forwarders should route air shipments via Kota Kinabalu (BKI), leaving LDU as a passenger feeder with local relevance.

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