Putatan is a town and a suburb of Kota Kinabalu in east Malaysia. The Kota Kinabalu International Airport is located here. Nickname: KK Location in Malaysia Country Malaysia State Sabah Establishment Granted city status on 2nd February 2000 Mayor Datuk Illiyas Ibrahim Area - City km² Population - City (2000) 470,000 (City), 900,000 (Metropolitan) approx. ... Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) (IATA: BKI, ICAO: WBKK) is located about 8 km from the city of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. ...