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AirAsia Flights from Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

AirAsia operates 18 direct destinations from Kota Kinabalu (BKI). Popular routes include Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Tawau (TWU), Sandakan (SDK), and 2 more. Flights operate daily with 385+ weekly departures.

Most frequent routes:

Kuala Lumpur (KUL) (105/week)
Tawau (TWU) (49/week)
Sandakan (SDK) (42/week)
Johor Bahru (JHB) (28/week)
Kuching (KCH) (28/week)

18

Destinations

385

Weekly Flights

AirAsia

Airline

9

International

How Many Destinations Does AirAsia Serve from Kota Kinabalu (BKI)?

AirAsia serves 18 direct destinations from Kota Kinabalu (BKI), operating 385 weekly departures. This includes 9 international routes and 9 domestic routes.

Route Intelligence Dashboard

Overall Connectivity Score

85

Excellent
Route Diversity

18

Direct Routes

AirAsia serves 18 destinations from BKI

Weekly Frequency

385

Weekly Flights

Trend: Growing

Top 5 Most Frequent Routes - Details
RouteWeekly FlightsDurationDistanceReliability
BKIKuala Lumpur (KUL) (KUL)
105/week
2h 25m - 2h 45m1,017 km
Very Stable
BKITawau (TWU) (TWU)
49/week
0h 50m - 0h 55m182 km
Very Stable
BKISandakan (SDK) (SDK)
42/week
0h 45m - 0h 50m138 km
Very Stable
BKIJohor Bahru (JHB) (JHB)
28/week
2h 15m908 km
Moderate
BKIKuching (KCH) (KCH)
28/week
1h 20m - 1h 30m502 km
Moderate

Direct AirAsia Destinations from BKI

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
105 weekly
2h 25m - 2h 45m
1017 km
Domestic
Duration

2h 25m - 2h 45m

Distance

1017 km (632 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Very Popular
Very Stable
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Tawau (TWU)
49 weekly
0h 50m - 0h 55m
182 km
Domestic
Duration

0h 50m - 0h 55m

Distance

182 km (113 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Very Popular
Very Stable
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Sandakan (SDK)
42 weekly
0h 45m - 0h 50m
138 km
Domestic
Duration

0h 45m - 0h 50m

Distance

138 km (86 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Very Popular
Very Stable
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Johor Bahru (JHB)
28 weekly
2h 15m
908 km
Domestic
Duration

2h 15m

Distance

908 km (564 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Very Popular
Moderate
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Kuching (KCH)
28 weekly
1h 20m - 1h 30m
502 km
Domestic
Duration

1h 20m - 1h 30m

Distance

502 km (312 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320

Popularity
Popular
Moderate
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Miri (MYY)
28 weekly
0h 50m
181 km
Domestic
Duration

0h 50m

Distance

181 km (112 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Popular
Moderate
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Penang (PEN)
14 weekly
2h 40m
1091 km
Domestic
Duration

2h 40m

Distance

1091 km (678 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Popular
Moderate
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Sibu (SBW)
14 weekly
1h 05m - 1h 10m
380 km
Domestic
Duration

1h 05m - 1h 10m

Distance

380 km (236 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Popular
Moderate
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Singapore (SIN)
14 weekly
2h 15m - 2h 40m
894 km
International
Duration

2h 15m - 2h 40m

Distance

894 km (556 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Moderate
Moderate
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Beijing (PKX)
7 weekly
5h 15m
2332 km
International
Duration

5h 15m

Distance

2332 km (1449 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Moderate
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Bintulu (BTU)
7 weekly
1h 00m
286 km
Domestic
Duration

1h 00m

Distance

286 km (178 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Moderate
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Dayuan District (TPE)
7 weekly
3h 15m
1373 km
International
Duration

3h 15m

Distance

1373 km (853 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Guangzhou (CAN)
7 weekly
3h 10m - 3h 25m
1226 km
International
Duration

3h 10m - 3h 25m

Distance

1226 km (762 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Hangzhou (HGH)
7 weekly
4h 25m - 4h 30m
1711 km
International
Duration

4h 25m - 4h 30m

Distance

1711 km (1063 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Hong Kong (HKG)
7 weekly
2h 50m - 3h 15m
1146 km
International
Duration

2h 50m - 3h 15m

Distance

1146 km (712 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Jung-gu (ICN)
7 weekly
5h 10m - 5h 30m
2286 km
International
Duration

5h 10m - 5h 30m

Distance

2286 km (1420 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Pudong (PVG)
7 weekly
4h 25m - 4h 40m
1790 km
International
Duration

4h 25m - 4h 40m

Distance

1790 km (1112 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Shenzhen (SZX)
7 weekly
3h 05m - 3h 15m
1169 km
International
Duration

3h 05m - 3h 15m

Distance

1169 km (726 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320neo

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal

All AirAsia Routes from BKI

DestinationWeekly FlightsDurationDistanceAircraftStatus

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

105

2h 25m - 2h 45m

1017 km

Airbus A320neo
Domestic
Very Stable

Tawau (TWU)

49

0h 50m - 0h 55m

182 km

Airbus A320neo
Domestic
Very Stable

Sandakan (SDK)

42

0h 45m - 0h 50m

138 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Domestic
Very Stable

Johor Bahru (JHB)

28

2h 15m

908 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Domestic
Moderate

Kuching (KCH)

28

1h 20m - 1h 30m

502 km

Airbus A320
Domestic
Moderate

Miri (MYY)

28

0h 50m

181 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Domestic
Moderate

Penang (PEN)

14

2h 40m

1091 km

Airbus A320neo
Domestic
Moderate

Sibu (SBW)

14

1h 05m - 1h 10m

380 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Domestic
Moderate

Singapore (SIN)

14

2h 15m - 2h 40m

894 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
International
Moderate

Beijing (PKX)

7

5h 15m

2332 km

Airbus A320neo
International
Seasonal

Bintulu (BTU)

7

1h 00m

286 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Domestic
Seasonal

Dayuan District (TPE)

7

3h 15m

1373 km

Airbus A320neo
International
Seasonal

Guangzhou (CAN)

7

3h 10m - 3h 25m

1226 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
International
Seasonal

Hangzhou (HGH)

7

4h 25m - 4h 30m

1711 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
International
Seasonal

Hong Kong (HKG)

7

2h 50m - 3h 15m

1146 km

Airbus A320 (sharklets)
International
Seasonal

Jung-gu (ICN)

7

5h 10m - 5h 30m

2286 km

Airbus A320neo
International
Seasonal

Pudong (PVG)

7

4h 25m - 4h 40m

1790 km

Airbus A320neo
International
Seasonal

Shenzhen (SZX)

7

3h 05m - 3h 15m

1169 km

Airbus A320neo
International
Seasonal

Domestic vs International Routes

9

Domestic Routes

9

International Routes

Aircraft Types Used

AirAsia uses the following aircraft types on routes from Kota Kinabalu (BKI):

Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320 (sharklets)
Airbus A320
55

Departures

AirAsia flights from Kota Kinabalu (BKI)
55

Arrivals

AirAsia flights to Kota Kinabalu (BKI)
18

Destinations

Served from here
15

Origins

Cities with flights to

Most Popular Routes

Kota Kinabalu (BKI)Beijing (PKX)
International

Beijing (PKX)

1 flight1 flight

AirAsia Flight Schedule - Departures from Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

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AirAsia Flight Schedule - Arrivals to Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

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AirAsia Terminal Information at Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

All AirAsia flights operate from Terminal 1 at Kota Kinabalu (BKI) airport.

Terminal Phone: 66 2 356 1111

AirAsia Departures from Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

FlightAirlineDestinationDepartureArrivalAircraft

AK6340

AirAsia

AirAsia

Bintulu (BTU)

06:00

07:00:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK1530

AirAsia

AirAsia

Guangzhou (CAN)

20:05

23:15:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK1574

AirAsia

AirAsia

Hangzhou (HGH)

15:05

19:30:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK237

AirAsia

AirAsia

Hong Kong (HKG)

09:20

12:15:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK1623

AirAsia

AirAsia

Jung-gu (ICN)

23:40

05:55:00

Airbus A320neo

AK5301

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

07:00

09:15:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK5305

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

12:25

14:40:00

Airbus A320neo

AK5309

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

18:20

20:35:00

Airbus A320neo

AK5303

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

21:20

23:35:00

Airbus A320

AK6351

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

07:50

09:10:00

Airbus A320

AK6353

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

15:05

16:30:00

Airbus A320

AK6357

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

16:55

18:15:00

Airbus A320

AK6355

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

18:45

20:05:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK5135

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

06:00

08:30:00

Airbus A320neo

AK5109

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

09:10

11:40:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK5105

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

10:00

12:25:00

Airbus A320

AK5107

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

11:05

13:35:00

Airbus A321neo

AK5111

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

11:40

14:15:00

Airbus A320

AK5113

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

13:05

15:35:00

Airbus A321neo

AK5139

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

14:50

17:20:00

Airbus A320

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AirAsia Arrivals to Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

FlightAirlineOriginDepartureArrivalAircraft

AK6341

AirAsia

AirAsia

Bintulu (BTU)

07:25

08:15:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK1531

AirAsia

AirAsia

Guangzhou (CAN)

00:20

03:35:00

Airbus A320neo

AK1575

AirAsia

AirAsia

Hangzhou (HGH)

20:35

00:55:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK236

AirAsia

AirAsia

Hong Kong (HKG)

13:05

15:55:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK1624

AirAsia

AirAsia

Jung-gu (ICN)

07:00

11:15:00

Airbus A320neo

AK5302

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

09:40

12:00:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK5306

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

15:10

17:30:00

Airbus A320neo

AK5304

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

18:35

20:55:00

Airbus A320

AK5310

AirAsia

AirAsia

Johor Bahru (JHB)

21:00

23:20:00

Airbus A320neo

AK6350

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

06:00

07:25:00

Airbus A320

AK6352

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

13:10

14:40:00

Airbus A320

AK6356

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

15:05

16:30:00

Airbus A320

AK6354

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuching (KCH)

20:30

21:55:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK5108

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

06:05

08:40:00

Airbus A320 (sharklets)

AK5104

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

07:00

09:35:00

Airbus A320

AK5106

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

08:00

10:30:00

Airbus A321neo

AK5110

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

08:30

11:10:00

Airbus A320

AK5136

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

09:15

11:55:00

Airbus A320neo

AK5112

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

10:00

12:30:00

Airbus A321neo

AK5140

AirAsia

AirAsia

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

11:40

14:15:00

Airbus A320

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Weather & Climate at Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

27.0°C

Avg Temperature

268mm

Avg Rainfall

5.8km/h

Avg Wind Speed

81%

Avg Humidity

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Best Time to Book Flights to Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

Best Booking Window

Book 2-3 months in advance for best prices

Booking Tip

Avoid booking during extreme weather months for better deals

Peak Travel Months

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Expect higher prices and more crowds during these months. Book early to secure better rates.

Recommended Months

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These months offer the best balance of weather, prices, and availability.

Monthly Booking Recommendations

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Best Months to Fly AirAsia to Kota Kinabalu (BKI)

Shoulder Season

2025-02
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Transition periods with moderate conditions. Good balance of price and experience.

Challenging Months

2025-01
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These months may have less favorable conditions. Plan accordingly and book early.

Extreme Conditions

2025-01
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These months may have extreme weather or conditions. Travel with caution and proper preparation.

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Best travel months: Year-round

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many AirAsia flights depart from Kota Kinabalu (BKI) daily?

AirAsia operates 55 departures from Kota Kinabalu (BKI) daily.

How many AirAsia flights arrive at Kota Kinabalu (BKI) daily?

AirAsia operates 55 arrivals at Kota Kinabalu (BKI) daily.

How many destinations does AirAsia serve from Kota Kinabalu (BKI)?

AirAsia serves 18 destinations from Kota Kinabalu (BKI): Beijing (PKX), Bintulu (BTU), Dayuan District (TPE), Guangzhou (CAN), Hangzhou (HGH), and 13 more.

Does AirAsia offer international flights from Kota Kinabalu (BKI)?

Yes, AirAsia offers international flights from Kota Kinabalu (BKI) to 9 international destinations. AirAsia operates 9 domestic and 9 international routes from Kota Kinabalu (BKI).

How many origins does AirAsia receive flights from to Kota Kinabalu (BKI)?

AirAsia receives flights from 15 origins to Kota Kinabalu (BKI): Penang (PEN), Singapore (SIN), Shenzhen (SZX), Beijing (PKX), Dayuan District (TPE), and 10 more.

What aircraft types does AirAsia use at Kota Kinabalu (BKI)?

AirAsia uses Airbus A320 (sharklets), Airbus A320neo, Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo at Kota Kinabalu (BKI).

What is the AirAsia terminal phone number at Kota Kinabalu (BKI)?

The AirAsia terminal phone number at Kota Kinabalu (BKI) is 66 2 356 1111 (Terminal 1).

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AirAsia Address

Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 64000 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Selangor, Selangor 64000, Sepang

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