Nonstop flight route between San Bernardino, California, United States and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Bernardino International Airport (SBT), San Bernardino, California, United States and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,966 miles (or 12,820 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 San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino International 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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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about San Bernardino International Airport (SBT):

• Additionally, San Bernardino Associated Governments, the transportation-planning agency serving San Bernardino County, is developing a fixed-guideway transportation system connecting the planned multimodal terminal at Rialto Avenue and E Street with San Bernardino International Airport approximately 1.5 miles to the East.
• San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Norton Air Force Base (SBD), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SBT.
• The airport and some of the surrounding areas are within the City of San Bernardino, and the Inland Valley Development Agency.
• In addition to being known as "San Bernardino International Airport", another name for SBT is "SBD".
• The furthest airport from San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,447 miles (18,423 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• San Bernardino International Airport has a completed passenger terminal that is capable of accommodating both domestic and international commercial service.

Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):

• Open air car park is provided with 500 parking lots.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
• Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
• Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Like other airports in the country, Tawau Airport is under the management of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.
• Taxi coupon or town shuttle bus ticket to Tawau or Semporna can be bought at the respective counters inside the terminal.