Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and El Bagre, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°35'47"N by 74°48'32"W)
Distance from TWU to EBG:
11,223.61 miles (18,062.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG), El Bagre, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,224 miles (or 18,063 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 El Bagre Airport El Tomin 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 El Bagre Airport El Tomin 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 |
| 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: | EBG / SKEB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Bagre, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°35'47"N by 74°48'32"W |
| Area Served: | El Bagre, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Private |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 180 feet (55 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBG |
| More Information: | EBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- 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.
- Taxi coupon or town shuttle bus ticket to Tawau or Semporna can be bought at the respective counters inside the terminal.
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- 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 (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In 2008, 768,967 passengers went through the airport with 10,546 aircraft movements.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
Facts about El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG):
- The closest airport to El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) is Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NW of EBG.
- In addition to being known as "El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport", another name for EBG is "Aeropuerto El Tomin".
- The furthest airport from El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (meaning El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Because of El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport's relatively low elevation of 180 feet, planes can take off or land at El Bagre Airport El Tomin 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.
- El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 37.03 miles (59.59 km) NW | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 2 | 55.07 miles (88.63 km) NNW | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 3 | 79.24 miles (127.53 km) ESE | Yariguíes Airport (EJA) | Barrancabermeja, Colombia | |
| 4 | 107.45 miles (172.93 km) SSW | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 5 | 109.18 miles (175.71 km) SSW | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 6 | 109.66 miles (176.48 km) NW | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 7 | 115.93 miles (186.58 km) ESE | Palonegro International Airport (BGA) | Bucaramanga, Colombia | |
| 8 | 124.32 miles (200.07 km) NNW | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 9 | 131.45 miles (211.56 km) W | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 10 | 158.92 miles (255.76 km) E | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 11 | 163.09 miles (262.46 km) E | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 164.79 miles (265.20 km) S | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 13 | 179.26 miles (288.49 km) ENE | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 181.89 miles (292.73 km) WNW | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 15 | 182.06 miles (292.99 km) SW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,293.89 miles (19,785.05 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,288.34 miles (19,776.12 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,274.16 miles (19,753.29 km) S | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,266.39 miles (19,740.79 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,236.67 miles (19,692.97 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,230.90 miles (19,683.68 km) S | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,226.80 miles (19,677.08 km) W | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,200.02 miles (19,633.98 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,172.51 miles (19,589.71 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,147.21 miles (19,548.99 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,112.65 miles (19,493.37 km) SE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,110.57 miles (19,490.03 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,078.96 miles (19,439.16 km) W | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,077.73 miles (19,437.17 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,058.07 miles (19,405.54 km) SSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |