Kinabalu and other major towns on Sabah's west coast, including Kota Belud, Tuaran, Papar, Beaufort and Sipitang. The 190 km journey from Kudat to Kota Kinabalu takes approximately three hours by car. Sadly the road has not been maintained properly by the relevant authority and has caused many unfortunate accidents and is constantly being used by politician to increase the number of voters. Air North of the town centre is Kudat Airport, from which there are flights to Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan operated by MASWings. Flights to Kota Kinabalu take 40 minutes while flights to Sandakan are 50 minutes long. Sea In February 2015, the Minister of Special Tasks in the Sabah Chief Minister's Department, Teo Chee Kang, announced plans for a roll-on-roll-off (RORO) ferry service between Kudat and Brooke's Point in Palawan, the Philippines. To allow passengers to enter and exit Malaysia on this forthcoming ferry service, a Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and Security (CIQS) Centre has been constructed and other necessary facilities are currently being built. The ferry service was originally scheduled to begin in June 2016. However, in April 2016, the then-Sabahan Chief Minister Musa Aman announced that the commencement of the ferry service would be suspended indefinitely. This was done as a security measure in the wake of the kidnapping of four Malaysians in the waters off Semporna by Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines. Climate Kudat has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall from February to November and heavy rainfall in December and January. Notable people Mustapha Harun (1918–1995) – First governor of Sabah; co-founder of the United Sabah National Organisation Chong Kah Kiat (1948–) – 13th Chief Minister of Sabah; former President of the Liberal Democratic Party; former member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Kapor Lo Thien Chok – Chinese representative in the British North Borneo Legislative Council, 1914-1926 Teo Chee Kang (1970-) – Minister of Special Tasks in the Sabah Chief Minister's Department; former President of the Liberal Democratic Party; former member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tanjong Kapor Haji Sidek Danta – Co-founder of the United Sabah National Organisation References External links Towns in Sabah 1881 establishments in North Borneo