Nonstop flight route between Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(10°18'47"N by 123°58'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Distance from CEB to TWU:
577.08 miles (928.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB), Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 577 miles (or 929 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 relatively short distance between Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Tawau Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEB / RPVM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'47"N by 123°58'58"E |
| Area Served: | Cebu City |
| Operator/Owner: | Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEB |
| More Information: | CEB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWU / WBKW |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB):
- The furthest airport from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (meaning Mactan-Cebu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
- Because of Mactan-Cebu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Mactan-Cebu International 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.
- In 2010, the newly elected Philippine President, Benigno Aquino III selected Nigel Paul Villarete as the new General Manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Chief Executive Officer of MCIAA.
- The closest airport to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of CEB.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport handled 6,050,564 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Mactan-Cebu International Airport", another name for CEB is "Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan-SugboPaliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu".
- On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was flying on its second leg of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Mactan-Cebu International Airport - New Tokyo International Airport route when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger.
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- An airport police station is located just at the opposite of the main terminal building.
- The terminal is a one and a half stories building, which consists of two aerobridges, and its large apron can accommodate eight aircraft at one time.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- In 2008, 768,967 passengers went through the airport with 10,546 aircraft movements.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.72 miles (73.57 km) S | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 64.81 miles (104.31 km) NE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WNW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 82.09 miles (132.12 km) SW | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 5 | 88.27 miles (142.06 km) SE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 6 | 94.98 miles (152.85 km) NE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 107.35 miles (172.77 km) WNW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 8 | 108.83 miles (175.14 km) ESE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 9 | 121.86 miles (196.11 km) NW | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 10 | 121.88 miles (196.15 km) SSE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 126.27 miles (203.21 km) SSW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 127.40 miles (205.03 km) NNE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 13 | 138.67 miles (223.17 km) SE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 141.69 miles (228.03 km) ESE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 142.68 miles (229.62 km) WNW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.35 miles (19,964.42 km) S | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) W | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,313.56 miles (19,816.70 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,268.74 miles (19,744.58 km) E | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,239.27 miles (19,697.14 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,207.52 miles (19,646.06 km) E | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,115.31 miles (19,497.65 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,068.01 miles (19,421.53 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,039.02 miles (19,374.88 km) E | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,017.32 miles (19,339.96 km) S | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,982.41 miles (19,283.78 km) SSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,967.98 miles (19,260.54 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,959.60 miles (19,247.07 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,959.36 miles (19,246.67 km) WSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,942.31 miles (19,219.24 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.64 miles (54.15 km) WSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 34.02 miles (54.74 km) ENE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 51.59 miles (83.02 km) NNE | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 61.79 miles (99.45 km) SSW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 5 | 78.22 miles (125.88 km) SSW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 109.86 miles (176.80 km) N | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 122.59 miles (197.28 km) ENE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 8 | 152.76 miles (245.84 km) WNW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 156.51 miles (251.88 km) SSW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 165.69 miles (266.65 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 170.89 miles (275.02 km) W | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 173.94 miles (279.93 km) W | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 175.08 miles (281.77 km) W | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 181.29 miles (291.75 km) NW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 181.79 miles (292.56 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,349.57 miles (19,874.66 km) E | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,283.46 miles (19,768.26 km) WSW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,283.16 miles (19,767.78 km) SW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,230.20 miles (19,682.56 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,195.60 miles (19,626.87 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,152.07 miles (19,556.81 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,142.11 miles (19,540.78 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,102.52 miles (19,477.07 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,089.04 miles (19,455.37 km) E | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,066.75 miles (19,419.50 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,031.82 miles (19,363.29 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,011.23 miles (19,330.15 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,992.40 miles (19,299.84 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,983.73 miles (19,285.90 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,962.13 miles (19,251.14 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |