Nonstop flight route between Lewoleba, Indonesia and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wonopito Airport (LWE), Lewoleba, Indonesia and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 939 miles (or 1,511 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 Wonopito Airport and Tawau Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Wonopito Airport (LWE):

• Wonopito Airport (LWE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Ogle Airport (OGL), which is nearly antipodal to Wonopito Airport (meaning Wonopito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ogle Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Guyana.
• Because of Wonopito Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Wonopito 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 "Wonopito Airport", another name for LWE is "Bandar Udara Wai Oti".
• The closest airport to Wonopito Airport (LWE) is Frans Seda Airport (MOF), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of LWE.

Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):

• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
• Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
• At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
• According to a survey, the old airport has one of the shortest runways in the country.
• During the early days, Tawau airport was located on Jalan Utara, literally known as Northern road about 2 mi away from Tawau.
• Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
• The airport was subsequently opened to public in December 2001.
• 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.