Nonstop flight route between Taba, Egypt and Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(29°35'16"N by 34°46'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°1'59"N by 118°19'15"E)
Distance from TCP to LDU:
5,659.42 miles (9,107.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taba International Airport (TCP), Taba, Egypt and Lahad Datu Airport (LDU), Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,659 miles (or 9,108 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 Taba International Airport and Lahad Datu 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 Taba International Airport and Lahad Datu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TCP / HETB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Taba, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°35'16"N by 34°46'41"E |
| Area Served: | Taba, Egypt |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2415 feet (736 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCP |
| More Information: | TCP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDU / WBKD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°1'59"N by 118°19'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDU |
| More Information: | LDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Taba International Airport (TCP):
- The closest airport to Taba International Airport (TCP) is Eilat Airport (ETH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TCP.
- The furthest airport from Taba International Airport (TCP) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,813 miles (19,010 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Taba International Airport (TCP) has 2 runways.
- Taba International Airport handled 210,029 passengers last year.
- In 2011, the airport served 306,880 passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Taba International Airport", another name for TCP is "مطار طابا الدولي".
- Since 2013 there has been a large decline in the number of airline flights to the airport to the degree of which sources indicate that there is no airline activity.
Facts about Lahad Datu Airport (LDU):
- In addition to being known as "Lahad Datu Airport", another name for LDU is "Lapangan Terbang Lahad Datu 拿笃机场".
- The furthest airport from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Coari Airport (CIZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lahad Datu Airport (meaning Lahad Datu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Coari Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,826 kilometers) away in Coari, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of LDU.
- Lahad Datu Airport handled 99,983 passengers last year.
- Because of Lahad Datu Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Lahad Datu 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.79 km) E | Eilat Airport (ETH) | Eilat, Israel |     |
| 2 | 14.51 miles (23.36 km) E | King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) | Aqaba, Jordan | |
| 3 | 26.13 miles (42.05 km) NNE | Ovda Airport (VDA) | Ovda, Israel | |
| 4 | 27.75 miles (44.66 km) NE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel | |
| 5 | 73.57 miles (118.39 km) N | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 6 | 75.81 miles (122.00 km) NNE | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 7 | 75.85 miles (122.07 km) SW | St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) | St. Catherine, Egypt | |
| 8 | 113.67 miles (182.94 km) SSW | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 9 | 117.01 miles (188.32 km) NNW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 10 | 117.45 miles (189.01 km) N | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 11 | 118.44 miles (190.60 km) NNW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 12 | 125.63 miles (202.18 km) NNE | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 13 | 126.29 miles (203.24 km) NNW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 14 | 139.68 miles (224.79 km) SE | Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) | Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | |
| 15 | 159.49 miles (256.67 km) N | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,812.57 miles (19,010.44 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,699.41 miles (18,828.32 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,655.39 miles (18,757.48 km) WSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,617.89 miles (18,697.14 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,596.90 miles (18,663.36 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,590.97 miles (18,653.82 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,560.54 miles (18,604.84 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,553.07 miles (18,592.82 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,533.13 miles (18,560.73 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,501.31 miles (18,509.52 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,500.99 miles (18,509.00 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,486.21 miles (18,485.22 km) ESE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,485.14 miles (18,483.49 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,472.76 miles (18,463.57 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,465.48 miles (18,451.86 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.54 miles (71.68 km) SSE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 51.59 miles (83.02 km) SSW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 62.87 miles (101.18 km) NNW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 76.59 miles (123.26 km) SW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 97.85 miles (157.48 km) E | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 6 | 113.37 miles (182.46 km) SSW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 7 | 128.88 miles (207.42 km) SSW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 150.02 miles (241.44 km) W | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 166.01 miles (267.17 km) NW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 167.87 miles (270.16 km) WNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 184.29 miles (296.59 km) WSW | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 196.84 miles (316.79 km) WSW | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 197.47 miles (317.80 km) W | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 197.97 miles (318.61 km) ENE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 15 | 198.78 miles (319.91 km) WSW | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,319.06 miles (19,825.55 km) ESE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,261.86 miles (19,733.51 km) SW | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,259.21 miles (19,729.24 km) SW | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,197.84 miles (19,630.46 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,174.19 miles (19,592.42 km) SE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,144.04 miles (19,543.89 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,140.26 miles (19,537.81 km) SSE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,139.95 miles (19,537.31 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,077.55 miles (19,436.89 km) E | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,061.14 miles (19,410.47 km) WSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,043.54 miles (19,382.16 km) SSW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,041.97 miles (19,379.63 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,033.30 miles (19,365.68 km) S | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,012.08 miles (19,331.52 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,997.80 miles (19,308.54 km) SW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |