Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°32'26"N by 4°17'47"E)
Distance from TWU to EBU:
7,130.83 miles (11,475.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU), Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,131 miles (or 11,476 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 Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon 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 Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon 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: | EBU / LFMH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'26"N by 4°17'47"E |
| Area Served: | Saint-Étienne, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBU |
| More Information: | EBU 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.
- 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 is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- Open air car park is provided with 500 parking lots.
- 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.
- Taxi coupon or town shuttle bus ticket to Tawau or Semporna can be bought at the respective counters inside the terminal.
- According to a survey, the old airport has one of the shortest runways in the country.
- An airport police station is located just at the opposite of the main terminal building.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU):
- The closest airport to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of EBU.
- The furthest airport from Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (meaning Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport", another name for EBU is "Aéroport de Saint-Étienne – Bouthéon".
| 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 | 33.67 miles (54.19 km) ENE | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 2 | 40.01 miles (64.39 km) ENE | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 3 | 41.05 miles (66.06 km) SW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 4 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) ESE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 5 | 54.17 miles (87.18 km) SE | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 6 | 57.31 miles (92.24 km) WNW | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 7 | 66.36 miles (106.79 km) NE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 8 | 76.93 miles (123.80 km) E | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 9 | 80.47 miles (129.51 km) NNW | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 10 | 92.36 miles (148.64 km) ESE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 11 | 99.63 miles (160.34 km) ENE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 12 | 100.75 miles (162.14 km) SSE | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 13 | 101.70 miles (163.67 km) WSW | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 14 | 104.37 miles (167.96 km) WNW | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 15 | 105.00 miles (168.98 km) ENE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,311.63 miles (19,813.60 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,899.22 miles (19,149.88 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,879.22 miles (19,117.71 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,872.45 miles (19,106.81 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,869.77 miles (19,102.50 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,869.15 miles (19,101.50 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,863.78 miles (19,092.85 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,862.16 miles (19,090.25 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,845.83 miles (19,063.97 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,840.73 miles (19,055.76 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,829.38 miles (19,037.49 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,813.49 miles (19,011.92 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,809.21 miles (19,005.03 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,806.76 miles (19,001.09 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,793.58 miles (18,979.88 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |