Nonstop flight route between Abu Simbel, Egypt and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), Abu Simbel, Egypt and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,882 miles (or 9,467 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Al Hufalysin Airport and Tawau Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Al Hufalysin Airport and Tawau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABS / HEBL |
Airport Name: | Al Hufalysin Airport |
Location: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°22'33"N by 31°36'41"E |
Area Served: | Abu Simbel, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABS |
More Information: | ABS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWU / WBKW |
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Location: | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E |
Area Served: | Tawau Division, Sabah, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TWU |
More Information: | TWU Maps & Info |
Facts about Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS):
- The closest airport to Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) S of ABS.
- Because of Al Hufalysin Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Al Hufalysin Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Al Hufalysin Airport (meaning Al Hufalysin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,247 miles (19,709 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Al Hufalysin Airport handled 499,172 passengers last year.
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- The furthest airport from Tawau Airport (TWU) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Tawau Airport (meaning Tawau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,350 miles (19,875 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Tawau airport is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- Because of Tawau Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Tawau Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- According to a survey, the old airport has one of the shortest runways in the country.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.