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Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Kota Kinabalu5.8km
Distance to Ranau68.5km
Most popular destinationKuala Lumpur

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Kota Kinabalu Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Kota Kinabalu Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Kota Kinabalu arrivals information

Kota Kinabalu Airport is 5.8km from the centre of Kota Kinabalu. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Kota Kinabalu Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Malaysia by hiring a car.

Car hire from Kota Kinabalu Airport

If you want to see more of Malaysia after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Kota Kinabalu Airport. Providers like Keddy By Europcar have pick-up spots at BKI Arrivals – find out more here.


Kota Kinabalu Airport FAQs

Yes, AirAsia operates to and from both Kota Kinabalu Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, Malaysia Airlines operates to and from both Kota Kinabalu Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Keddy By Europcar, Green Motion, KD car rental, NH Travel, Europcar, Hertz, Avis, GoGo Car Rental and KK Leisure pick-up points in or near to Kota Kinabalu Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Kota Kinabalu Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Kota Kinabalu Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Kota Kinabalu Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Kota Kinabalu Airport’s departure lounge.
The Aru Hotel at Aru Suites is the highest-rated hotel near Kota Kinabalu Airport, just 1.4km away. Other great hotels nearby include Hin Loi Guesthouse (1.5km from the airport), and The Atelier Boutique Hotel (1.4km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Kota Kinabalu Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Kota Kinabalu Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Kota Kinabalu Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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