Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Gorontalo, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°38'13"N by 122°50'59"E)
Distance from TWU to GTO:
413.51 miles (665.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Jalaluddin Airport (GTO), Gorontalo, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 414 miles (or 665 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 Jalaluddin 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: | GTO / WAMG |
| Airport Name: | Jalaluddin Airport |
| Location: | Gorontalo, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°38'13"N by 122°50'59"E |
| Area Served: | Gorontalo City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 105 feet (32 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GTO |
| More Information: | GTO Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- 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 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.
- The airport was subsequently opened to public in December 2001.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
Facts about Jalaluddin Airport (GTO):
- Because of Jalaluddin Airport's relatively low elevation of 105 feet, planes can take off or land at Jalaluddin 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.
- Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) is Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT), which is nearly antipodal to Jalaluddin Airport (meaning Jalaluddin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Porto de Trombetas Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,889 kilometers) away in Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) is Pogogul Airport (UOL), which is located 104 miles (168 kilometers) WNW of GTO.
| 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 | 104.10 miles (167.54 km) WNW | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 115.86 miles (186.46 km) S | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 121.60 miles (195.70 km) SSW | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 156.68 miles (252.14 km) ENE | Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) | Manado, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 241.97 miles (389.41 km) SSW | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 280.12 miles (450.80 km) NE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 281.20 miles (452.55 km) SW | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 327.40 miles (526.90 km) S | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 345.35 miles (555.78 km) SW | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 351.91 miles (566.35 km) NE | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 372.53 miles (599.53 km) NW | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 12 | 372.95 miles (600.21 km) W | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 388.62 miles (625.43 km) WNW | Kalimarau Airport (BEJ) | Tanjung Redeb, Berau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 394.41 miles (634.73 km) NW | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 395.13 miles (635.90 km) NNW | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,358.58 miles (19,889.16 km) SW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,293.97 miles (19,785.17 km) S | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,244.92 miles (19,706.24 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,232.06 miles (19,685.54 km) SW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,176.61 miles (19,596.30 km) SE | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,175.39 miles (19,594.34 km) SSW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,175.26 miles (19,594.13 km) SE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,157.03 miles (19,564.80 km) NNW | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 9 | 12,137.35 miles (19,533.13 km) NNW | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 10 | 12,122.11 miles (19,508.60 km) W | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,105.18 miles (19,481.35 km) NNE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 12 | 12,105.13 miles (19,481.27 km) NNW | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 13 | 12,095.94 miles (19,466.49 km) NNW | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 14 | 12,093.84 miles (19,463.10 km) NE | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,081.46 miles (19,443.17 km) NNW | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |