Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Butuan City, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°57'5"N by 125°28'41"E)
Distance from TWU to BXU:
597.85 miles (962.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU), Butuan City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 598 miles (or 962 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 Butuan-Bancasi 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: | BXU / RPME |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Butuan City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°57'5"N by 125°28'41"E |
| Area Served: | Butuan City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BXU |
| More Information: | BXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- In 2008, 768,967 passengers went through the airport with 10,546 aircraft movements.
- 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.
- The terminal is a one and a half stories building, which consists of two aerobridges, and its large apron can accommodate eight aircraft at one time.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
Facts about Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU):
- Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Butuan-Bancasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Butuan-Bancasi 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 "Butuan-Bancasi Airport", another name for BXU is "Paliparan ng Bancasi Tugpahanan sa Bancasi".
- The closest airport to Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) is Tandag Airport (TDG), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) E of BXU.
- Butuan-Bancasi Airport handled 308,405 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Butuan-Bancasi Airport (meaning Butuan-Bancasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,872 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
| 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 | 48.05 miles (77.32 km) E | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 2 | 55.70 miles (89.64 km) N | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 3 | 56.60 miles (91.09 km) WNW | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 4 | 72.56 miles (116.78 km) NNE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 5 | 73.53 miles (118.34 km) WSW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 77.81 miles (125.23 km) SE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 7 | 103.28 miles (166.20 km) WSW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 8 | 121.24 miles (195.11 km) WNW | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 9 | 123.92 miles (199.43 km) WSW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 10 | 126.67 miles (203.86 km) S | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 133.93 miles (215.54 km) SW | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 12 | 138.67 miles (223.17 km) NW | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 148.36 miles (238.76 km) W | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 148.57 miles (239.09 km) SSE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 15 | 150.86 miles (242.78 km) SW | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,347.61 miles (19,871.51 km) SSE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,311.74 miles (19,813.77 km) ESE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,175.76 miles (19,594.95 km) SE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,150.80 miles (19,554.76 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,105.35 miles (19,481.63 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,100.23 miles (19,473.39 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,095.97 miles (19,466.53 km) SSE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,093.25 miles (19,462.15 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,077.89 miles (19,437.43 km) W | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,070.39 miles (19,425.36 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,022.92 miles (19,348.97 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,013.21 miles (19,333.34 km) SSW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,006.84 miles (19,323.08 km) WSW | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,992.50 miles (19,300.01 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,992.42 miles (19,299.88 km) WSW | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |