Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(58°25'14"N by 135°26'57"W)
Distance from TWU to EXI:
6,549.81 miles (10,540.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI), Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,550 miles (or 10,541 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 Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base, 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 Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base. 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: | EXI / |
| Airport Name: | Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base |
| Location: | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'14"N by 135°26'57"W |
| Area Served: | Excursion Inlet, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EXI |
| More Information: | EXI Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- Tawau airport is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- An airport police station is located just at the opposite of the main terminal building.
- Tawau Airport is located at Balung, 3 km further in from the Pan Borneo Highway.
Facts about Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI):
- Because of Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base 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 Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,536 miles (16,956 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base (EXI) is Gustavus Airport (GST), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of EXI.
| 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 | 9.35 miles (15.05 km) W | Gustavus Airport (GST) | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 22.46 miles (36.15 km) S | Hoonah Airport (HNH) | Hoonah, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 23.06 miles (37.11 km) ESE | Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR) | Funter Bay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 31.93 miles (51.39 km) E | Juneau International Airport (JNU) | Juneau, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 36.13 miles (58.15 km) WSW | Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) | Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 56.95 miles (91.65 km) N | Haines Airport (HNS) | Haines, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 65.23 miles (104.97 km) SSE | Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM) | Chatham, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 70.83 miles (113.99 km) SSE | Angoon Seaplane Base (AGN) | Angoon, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 71.98 miles (115.83 km) N | Skagway Airport (SGY) | Skagway, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 94.94 miles (152.80 km) S | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) | Sitka, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 115.73 miles (186.24 km) SSE | Kake Airport (KAE) | Kake, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 145.23 miles (233.73 km) SE | Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 153.12 miles (246.43 km) SSE | Port Alexander Seaplane Base (PTD) | Port Alexander, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 154.14 miles (248.06 km) NE | Teslin Airport (YZW) | Teslin, Yukon, Canada | |
| 15 | 158.28 miles (254.72 km) SSE | Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB) | Point Baker, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,535.90 miles (16,955.85 km) SE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,534.06 miles (16,952.88 km) SSE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,518.39 miles (16,927.66 km) SSE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,464.91 miles (16,841.60 km) SE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,436.03 miles (16,795.12 km) SSE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,418.02 miles (16,766.13 km) SSE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,367.87 miles (16,685.43 km) SE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,346.46 miles (16,650.97 km) SSE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,337.92 miles (16,637.22 km) SSE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,326.18 miles (16,618.34 km) SSE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,312.48 miles (16,596.29 km) SSE | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,312.14 miles (16,595.73 km) SSE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,301.27 miles (16,578.24 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,295.48 miles (16,568.93 km) SSE | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,292.67 miles (16,564.40 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |