Nonstop flight route between Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines and Penza, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(5°2'48"N by 119°44'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(53°7'1"N by 45°1'1"E)
Distance from TWT to PEZ:
5,308.35 miles (8,542.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT), Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines and Penza Airport (PEZ), Penza, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,308 miles (or 8,543 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 Sanga-Sanga Airport and Penza 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 Sanga-Sanga Airport and Penza Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWT / RPMN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'48"N by 119°44'34"E |
| Area Served: | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TWT |
| More Information: | TWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEZ / UWPP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Penza, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°7'1"N by 45°1'1"E |
| Area Served: | Penza |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 614 feet (187 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEZ |
| More Information: | PEZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT):
- The closest airport to Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WSW of TWT.
- In addition to being known as "Sanga-Sanga Airport", another name for TWT is "Paliparan ng Sanga-Sanga".
- Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sanga-Sanga Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanga-Sanga 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.
- Sanga-Sanga Airport handled 8,663 passengers last year.
- The new runway was inaugurated on August 17, 2009 by Ambassador Kristie Kenney and local officials.
- The furthest airport from Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) is Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), which is nearly antipodal to Sanga-Sanga Airport (meaning Sanga-Sanga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ponta Pelada Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Facts about Penza Airport (PEZ):
- The furthest airport from Penza Airport (PEZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,463 miles (16,838 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Penza Airport", another name for PEZ is "Аеропорт Пенза".
- The closest airport to Penza Airport (PEZ) is Saransk Airport (SKX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) N of PEZ.
- Penza Airport (PEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Penza Airport's relatively low elevation of 614 feet, planes can take off or land at Penza 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.07 miles (143.34 km) WSW | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 97.85 miles (157.48 km) W | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 111.56 miles (179.54 km) NE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 4 | 122.59 miles (197.28 km) WSW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 130.63 miles (210.23 km) WNW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 156.19 miles (251.36 km) WSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 169.66 miles (273.05 km) SW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 8 | 191.40 miles (308.03 km) SW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 205.28 miles (330.36 km) NE | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 238.45 miles (383.75 km) WNW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 247.10 miles (397.67 km) W | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 255.53 miles (411.24 km) SW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 260.86 miles (419.81 km) WNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 272.63 miles (438.76 km) NE | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines | |
| 15 | 280.56 miles (451.51 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.14 miles (19,801.55 km) S | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,297.48 miles (19,790.82 km) S | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,229.06 miles (19,680.72 km) ESE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,226.12 miles (19,675.98 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,145.71 miles (19,546.58 km) SW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,138.45 miles (19,534.90 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,108.10 miles (19,486.05 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,101.18 miles (19,474.91 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,090.59 miles (19,457.87 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,080.86 miles (19,442.21 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,074.32 miles (19,431.69 km) SW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,072.22 miles (19,428.30 km) S | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,053.83 miles (19,398.70 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,020.00 miles (19,344.26 km) SSE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,018.34 miles (19,341.60 km) WSW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.12 miles (112.84 km) N | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 2 | 115.70 miles (186.21 km) SSE | Tsentralny Airport (RTW) | Saratov, Russia | |
| 3 | 144.51 miles (232.56 km) SE | Balakovo Airport (BWO) | Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 148.64 miles (239.21 km) W | Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) | Tambov, Russia | |
| 5 | 154.33 miles (248.37 km) ENE | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 6 | 178.25 miles (286.86 km) ENE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 7 | 213.72 miles (343.95 km) E | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 8 | 220.62 miles (355.06 km) NNW | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 9 | 225.56 miles (363.00 km) NNE | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 10 | 230.01 miles (370.16 km) W | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 232.66 miles (374.43 km) WNW | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 12 | 242.95 miles (391.00 km) NE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 13 | 259.59 miles (417.76 km) WSW | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 14 | 272.93 miles (439.24 km) NNE | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 15 | 300.96 miles (484.34 km) S | Volgograd International Airport (VOG) | Volgograd, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,462.81 miles (16,838.21 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,361.74 miles (16,675.57 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,217.21 miles (16,442.97 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,193.82 miles (16,405.33 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,147.94 miles (16,331.48 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,090.44 miles (16,238.95 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,028.38 miles (16,139.08 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,020.80 miles (16,126.88 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,018.10 miles (16,122.53 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,007.74 miles (16,105.86 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,001.16 miles (16,095.27 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,996.29 miles (16,087.43 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,994.46 miles (16,084.48 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,994.41 miles (16,084.40 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 9,992.46 miles (16,081.26 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |