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Scan through all non-stop flights from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from BKI to SDK, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
Sandakan is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Being located north of the equator, Sandakan experiences its dry season from November to April, making this the perfect time to visit. In this period, you can expect mostly dry conditions, while the wet season will see days of rain. Humidity and temperatures are consistently high all year long.
Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Kota Kinabalu BKI to Sandakan SDK, which is AirAsia. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from BKI to SDK are operated 7 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 06:25 - 19:05. The earliest flight departs at 06:25, the last flight departs at 19:05. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan takes 45 minutes. The flight distance between Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan is 137 miles (or 220 km).
There is 1 airport in Sandakan: Sandakan Airport (SDK).
There are 7 flights per week flying from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan (as of March 2026).
45 minutes is the average flight time from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan.
The distance from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan is 137 miles (220 kilometers).
AirAsia is the only airline flying nonstop from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan.
There are no alliances flying direct from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan:
The earliest flight departs at 06:25 from Kota Kinabalu and arrives at 07:10 at Sandakan.
The latest flight departs at 19:05 from Kota Kinabalu and arrives at 19:55 at Sandakan.
137 miles (220 km) · 45m
06:45
07:30
AirAsia
AK 6492
AirAsia
Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
09:15
10:05
AirAsia
AK 6486
AirAsia
Airbus A320neo
Y
W
J
F
12:25
13:10
AirAsia
AK 6490
AirAsia
Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
14:05
14:50
AirAsia
AK 6496
AirAsia
Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Y
W
J
F
16:20
17:05
AirAsia
AK 6494
AirAsia
Airbus A320neo
Y
W
J
F
17:35
18:25
AirAsia
AK 6484
AirAsia
Airbus A320neo
Y
W
J
F
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