Nonstop flight route between Changzhi, Shanxi, China and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH), Changzhi, Shanxi, China and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,229 miles (or 3,588 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 Changzhi Wangcun 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: | CIH / ZBCZ |
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Location: | Changzhi, Shanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'51"N by 113°7'33"E |
Area Served: | Changzhi, Shanxi, China |
Operator/Owner: | Shanxi Civil Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIH |
More Information: | CIH 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 Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH):
- The furthest airport from Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) is Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT), which is nearly antipodal to Changzhi Wangcun Airport (meaning Changzhi Wangcun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Colonia Catriel Airport), and is located 12,310 miles (19,811 kilometers) away in Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Changzhi Wangcun Airport", other names for CIH include "长治王村机场" and "Changzhi Wangcun Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) ENE of CIH.
- Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- 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 has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- Like other airports in the country, Tawau Airport is under the management of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the early days, Tawau airport was located on Jalan Utara, literally known as Northern road about 2 mi away from Tawau.
- Tawau Airport is located at Balung, 3 km further in from the Pan Borneo Highway.
- 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.
- At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".