Nonstop flight route between Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines and Quibdó, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(5°2'48"N by 119°44'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°41'26"N by 76°38'27"W)
Distance from TWT to UIB:
11,084.73 miles (17,839.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT), Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines and El Caraño Airport (UIB), Quibdó, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,085 miles (or 17,839 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 Sanga-Sanga Airport and El Caraño 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 Sanga-Sanga Airport and El Caraño Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWT / RPMN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'48"N by 119°44'34"E |
| Area Served: | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TWT |
| More Information: | TWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIB / SKUI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Quibdó, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'26"N by 76°38'27"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIB |
| More Information: | UIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT):
- The closest airport to Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) is Semporna Airport (SMM), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WSW of TWT.
- Sanga-Sanga Airport handled 8,663 passengers last year.
- Sanga-Sanga Airport, also known as Tawi-Tawi Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Bongao, the capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi in the Philippines.
- Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Currently, the airport runway is being extended to 1,930 meters through partnerships between the DOTC, the CAAP, the United States Agency for International Development, the regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the Tawi-Tawi provincial government.
- The furthest airport from Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) is Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), which is nearly antipodal to Sanga-Sanga Airport (meaning Sanga-Sanga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ponta Pelada Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Because of Sanga-Sanga Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sanga-Sanga 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 "Sanga-Sanga Airport", another name for TWT is "Paliparan ng Sanga-Sanga".
Facts about El Caraño Airport (UIB):
- El Caraño Airport (UIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of El Caraño Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at El Caraño 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 "El Caraño Airport", another name for UIB is "Aeropuerto El Caraño".
- The closest airport to El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of UIB.
- The furthest airport from El Caraño Airport (UIB) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is nearly antipodal to El Caraño Airport (meaning El Caraño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II)), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.07 miles (143.34 km) WSW | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia |     |
| 2 | 97.85 miles (157.48 km) W | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 111.56 miles (179.54 km) NE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 4 | 122.59 miles (197.28 km) WSW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 130.63 miles (210.23 km) WNW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 156.19 miles (251.36 km) WSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 169.66 miles (273.05 km) SW | Bunyu Airport (BYQ) | Bunyu, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia | |
| 8 | 191.40 miles (308.03 km) SW | Juwata Airport (TRK) | Tarakan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 205.28 miles (330.36 km) NE | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 238.45 miles (383.75 km) WNW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 247.10 miles (397.67 km) W | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 255.53 miles (411.24 km) SW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 260.86 miles (419.81 km) WNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 272.63 miles (438.76 km) NE | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines | |
| 15 | 280.56 miles (451.51 km) W | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.14 miles (19,801.55 km) S | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,297.48 miles (19,790.82 km) S | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,229.06 miles (19,680.72 km) ESE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,226.12 miles (19,675.98 km) WSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,145.71 miles (19,546.58 km) SW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,138.45 miles (19,534.90 km) W | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,108.10 miles (19,486.05 km) ESE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,101.18 miles (19,474.91 km) SSE | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,090.59 miles (19,457.87 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,080.86 miles (19,442.21 km) SE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,074.32 miles (19,431.69 km) SW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,072.22 miles (19,428.30 km) S | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,053.83 miles (19,398.70 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,020.00 miles (19,344.26 km) SSE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,018.34 miles (19,341.60 km) WSW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.16 miles (71.07 km) W | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 2 | 62.70 miles (100.91 km) NW | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 3 | 79.84 miles (128.49 km) SE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 4 | 80.93 miles (130.25 km) ENE | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 5 | 86.78 miles (139.67 km) SE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 6 | 89.72 miles (144.38 km) ENE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 7 | 93.06 miles (149.77 km) ESE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 8 | 104.62 miles (168.36 km) SE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 9 | 125.32 miles (201.68 km) ESE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 10 | 131.49 miles (211.61 km) S | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 11 | 135.92 miles (218.73 km) SE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 12 | 146.65 miles (236.00 km) N | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 13 | 149.47 miles (240.55 km) S | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 14 | 160.22 miles (257.86 km) SE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 15 | 182.06 miles (292.99 km) NE | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,307.84 miles (19,807.51 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,292.16 miles (19,782.26 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,287.98 miles (19,775.55 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,223.00 miles (19,670.96 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,208.23 miles (19,647.19 km) W | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,190.84 miles (19,619.20 km) W | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,156.09 miles (19,563.28 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,155.84 miles (19,562.88 km) SSE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,135.34 miles (19,529.89 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,083.26 miles (19,446.07 km) SE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,082.35 miles (19,444.61 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,073.42 miles (19,430.24 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,071.92 miles (19,427.82 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,071.32 miles (19,426.86 km) SSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,036.95 miles (19,371.54 km) SSE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |