Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Camiri, Bolivia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Camiri Airport (CAM), Camiri, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,347 miles (or 18,261 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 Tawau Airport and Camiri 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 Tawau Airport and Camiri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWU / WBKW |
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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: | CAM / SLCA |
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Location: | Camiri, Bolivia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°0'24"S by 63°31'39"W |
Area Served: | Camiri |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2598 feet (792 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAM |
More Information: | CAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- According to a survey, the old airport has one of the shortest runways in the country.
- 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.
- The airport was subsequently opened to public in December 2001.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- During the early days, Tawau airport was located on Jalan Utara, literally known as Northern road about 2 mi away from Tawau.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- An airport police station is located just at the opposite of the main terminal building.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- Tawau Airport is an airport located 15 nautical miles north east of Tawau, a town in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.
- 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.
Facts about Camiri Airport (CAM):
- The closest airport to Camiri Airport (CAM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) SW of CAM.
- Camiri Airport (CAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Camiri Airport", other names for CAM include "Camiri Airport (Camiri)" and "Aeropuerto Camiri".
- The furthest airport from Camiri Airport (CAM) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is nearly antipodal to Camiri Airport (meaning Camiri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shun Tak Heliport), and is located 12,219 miles (19,665 kilometers) away in Sheung Wan, China.