Nonstop flight route between Aksu, Xinjiang, China and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aksu Airport (AKU), Aksu, Xinjiang, China and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,461 miles (or 5,569 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 Aksu 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 Aksu 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: | AKU / ZWAK |
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Location: | Aksu, Xinjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'45"N by 80°17'30"E |
Area Served: | Aksu, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3816 feet (1,163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKU |
More Information: | AKU 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 Aksu Airport (AKU):
- In addition to being known as "Aksu Airport", other names for AKU include "阿克苏机场" and "Ākèsù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Aksu Airport (AKU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,317 miles (18,214 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Aksu Airport (AKU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Aksu Airport (AKU) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 143 miles (230 kilometers) ENE of AKU.
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
- Tawau airport is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
- Tawau Airport is an airport located 15 nautical miles north east of Tawau, a town in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- Open air car park is provided with 500 parking lots.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".