Nonstop flight route between Leticia, Colombia and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(4°11'35"S by 69°56'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Distance from LET to TWU:
11,881.04 miles (19,120.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), Leticia, Colombia and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,881 miles (or 19,121 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 Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International 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 Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International 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: | LET / SKLT |
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| Location: | Leticia, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°11'35"S by 69°56'35"W |
| Area Served: | Leticia, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LET |
| More Information: | LET 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 Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET):
- Because of Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Alfredo Vásquez Cobo 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 addition to being known as "Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport", another name for LET is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alfredo Vásquez Cobo".
- The closest airport to Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) is Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) S of LET.
- Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (meaning Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
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 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- In 2008, 768,967 passengers went through the airport with 10,546 aircraft movements.
- 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.
- Like other airports in the country, Tawau Airport is under the management of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.
- 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 is an airport located 15 nautical miles north east of Tawau, a town in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.
- Taxi coupon or town shuttle bus ticket to Tawau or Semporna can be bought at the respective counters inside the terminal.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- Tawau Airport is located at Balung, 3 km further in from the Pan Borneo Highway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.41 miles (7.10 km) S | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 88.71 miles (142.76 km) N | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 168.93 miles (271.86 km) S | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 199.52 miles (321.09 km) N | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 5 | 215.17 miles (346.29 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 233.68 miles (376.08 km) W | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 7 | 273.22 miles (439.70 km) NW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 8 | 300.51 miles (483.63 km) NW | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 9 | 305.13 miles (491.06 km) SW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 10 | 364.08 miles (585.93 km) E | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 376.88 miles (606.53 km) N | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 12 | 412.78 miles (664.30 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 416.44 miles (670.20 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 14 | 429.77 miles (691.64 km) SW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 15 | 433.42 miles (697.52 km) NW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,320.10 miles (19,827.23 km) E | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,317.17 miles (19,822.51 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,271.67 miles (19,749.29 km) WNW | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,271.13 miles (19,748.42 km) N | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,248.62 miles (19,712.20 km) NW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,219.56 miles (19,665.43 km) WNW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,187.60 miles (19,613.99 km) NW | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,168.46 miles (19,583.19 km) ENE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,165.76 miles (19,578.85 km) W | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,159.63 miles (19,568.98 km) WNW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,142.90 miles (19,542.05 km) W | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,133.30 miles (19,526.60 km) N | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,109.15 miles (19,487.74 km) W | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,097.30 miles (19,468.67 km) W | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 15 | 12,092.98 miles (19,461.72 km) W | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 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 | |