Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Bengkulu, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°51'42"S by 102°20'12"E)
Distance from TWU to BKS:
1,227.42 miles (1,975.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), Bengkulu, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,227 miles (or 1,975 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 Tawau Airport and Fatmawati Soekarno Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKS / WIPL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°51'42"S by 102°20'12"E |
| Area Served: | Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKS |
| More Information: | BKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- During the early days, Tawau airport was located on Jalan Utara, literally known as Northern road about 2 mi away from Tawau.
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- Open air car park is provided with 500 parking lots.
- 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 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.
Facts about Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS):
- The furthest airport from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) is Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), which is nearly antipodal to Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (meaning Fatmawati Soekarno Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gerardo Tobar López Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
- In addition to being known as "Fatmawati Soekarno Airport", another name for BKS is "Bandar Udara Fatmawati Soekarno".
- Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Fatmawati Soekarno Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Fatmawati Soekarno 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 Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is located 136 miles (220 kilometers) NNW of BKS.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 136.40 miles (219.52 km) NNW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 176.03 miles (283.29 km) ENE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 178.20 miles (286.78 km) NNE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 206.29 miles (331.99 km) ESE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 217.76 miles (350.45 km) ESE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 218.64 miles (351.87 km) NW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 255.52 miles (411.22 km) NW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 304.96 miles (490.79 km) NNW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 335.90 miles (540.58 km) ESE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 354.74 miles (570.89 km) ESE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 363.68 miles (585.28 km) NNE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 365.60 miles (588.38 km) NNE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 374.85 miles (603.26 km) NNE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 14 | 376.81 miles (606.42 km) NNE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 15 | 378.37 miles (608.92 km) NNE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) W | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,346.07 miles (19,869.03 km) N | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,345.71 miles (19,868.44 km) WNW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,315.35 miles (19,819.59 km) NW | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,307.13 miles (19,806.36 km) NNW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,303.85 miles (19,801.08 km) WNW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,299.86 miles (19,794.65 km) WNW | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,292.16 miles (19,782.26 km) NNW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,288.87 miles (19,776.98 km) WNW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,274.01 miles (19,753.05 km) N | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,265.05 miles (19,738.63 km) WNW | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,264.50 miles (19,737.76 km) N | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,261.65 miles (19,733.16 km) WNW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,258.16 miles (19,727.55 km) WNW | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,237.17 miles (19,693.77 km) W | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |