Nonstop flight route between Huslia, Alaska, United States and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Huslia Airport (HSL), Huslia, Alaska, United States and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,820 miles (or 9,366 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 Huslia 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 Huslia Airport and Tawau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Huslia Airport (HSL):

• The furthest airport from Huslia Airport (HSL) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,247 miles (16,490 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Huslia Airport (HSL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Huslia Airport (HSL) is Hughes Airport (HUS), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) ENE of HSL.
• In addition to being known as "Huslia Airport", another name for HSL is "HLA".
• Huslia Airport covers an area of 203 acres at an elevation of 220 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Huslia Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Huslia 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.

Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):

• In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
• 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.
• Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
• 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.
• However on 15 September 1995, a Malaysian Airlines Fokker 50 from Kota Kinabalu touched down 500 m before the end of the 2,200 m long runway.
• 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.
• An airport police station is located just at the opposite of the main terminal building.
• Tawau Airport is located at Balung, 3 km further in from the Pan Borneo Highway.