Air travel is the easiest way to get into Sabah. The main gateway is via Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA)(IATA: BKI, ICAO: WBKK). It is aproximately 8km southwest from the city centre.

KKIA recieves direct flights from:

AirAsia – flies from

• Kuala Lumpur
• Clark Airport (just outside Manila), Philippines
• Bangkok, Thailand

Dragonair – flies from

• Hong Kong

Malaysia Airlines – flies from

• Kuala Lumpur
• Brunei
• Guangzhou & Shanghai – Mainland China
• Hong Kong – Greater China
• Taipei, Gaoxiung – Taiwan Region, Greater China
• Tokyo & Osaka – Japan
• Cebu & Manila – Philippines
• Singapore
• Seoul – South Korea
• Taipei & Kaohsiung – Taiwan