Nonstop flight route between Porto, Portugal and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(41°14'8"N by 8°40'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Distance from OPO to TWU:
7,845.84 miles (12,626.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), Porto, Portugal and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,846 miles (or 12,627 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 Francisco Sá Carneiro 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 Francisco Sá Carneiro 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: | OPO / LPPR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Porto, Portugal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°14'8"N by 8°40'41"W |
| Area Served: | Porto, Portugal |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OPO |
| More Information: | OPO 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 Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO):
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Horta, Faro, Flores, Santa Maria, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- Porto Airport reached its six millionth passenger mark on 30 December 2011.
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport handled 6,050,094 passengers last year.
- Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- STCP buses also link the airport and the city.
- The furthest airport from Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Westport Airport (WSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (meaning Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Westport Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Westport, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport", another name for OPO is "Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro".
- Because of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Sá Carneiro 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.
- It includes an area of between 72 metres in the extreme south and 43 metres in the north.
- The closest airport to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is Braga Airport (BGZ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of OPO.
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- The airport was subsequently opened to public in December 2001.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Tawau Airport is located at Balung, 3 km further in from the Pan Borneo Highway.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.12 miles (43.64 km) NNE | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal |     |
| 2 | 49.86 miles (80.24 km) E | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 3 | 68.70 miles (110.56 km) N | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 4 | 75.37 miles (121.30 km) S | Coimbra Airport (CBP) | Coimbra, Portugal | |
| 5 | 91.82 miles (147.78 km) SE | Covilhã Airport (COV) | Covilhã, Portugal | |
| 6 | 110.56 miles (177.94 km) ENE | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 7 | 115.54 miles (185.94 km) N | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 8 | 143.60 miles (231.10 km) N | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 9 | 166.53 miles (268.01 km) E | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 10 | 171.77 miles (276.44 km) S | Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 11 | 181.35 miles (291.86 km) ENE | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 12 | 189.39 miles (304.79 km) SSE | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 13 | 200.72 miles (323.02 km) E | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 14 | 209.89 miles (337.78 km) NE | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 15 | 221.68 miles (356.76 km) S | Beja Airport (BYJ) | Beja, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.58 miles (19,955.14 km) SSW | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,356.20 miles (19,885.33 km) WSW | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,351.81 miles (19,878.26 km) S | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,349.51 miles (19,874.56 km) W | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,338.07 miles (19,856.16 km) W | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,333.22 miles (19,848.35 km) S | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,303.25 miles (19,800.10 km) W | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,293.50 miles (19,784.43 km) SW | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,269.27 miles (19,745.42 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,269.21 miles (19,745.34 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,255.84 miles (19,723.81 km) W | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,251.77 miles (19,717.26 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,250.90 miles (19,715.86 km) S | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,244.42 miles (19,705.44 km) W | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,242.51 miles (19,702.36 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |