Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,313 miles (or 13,379 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 Guerrero Negro 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 Guerrero Negro 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: | GUB / MMGR |
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Location: | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°1'32"N by 114°1'26"W |
Area Served: | Guerrero Negro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUB |
More Information: | GUB Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- Tawau Airport is located at Balung, 3 km further in from the Pan Borneo Highway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- During the early days, Tawau airport was located on Jalan Utara, literally known as Northern road about 2 mi away from Tawau.
Facts about Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB):
- Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) is Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) NNE of GUB.
- Because of Guerrero Negro Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Guerrero Negro 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 addition to being known as "Guerrero Negro Airport", other names for GUB include "Aeropuerto Nacional de Guerrero Negro" and "MM58".
- The furthest airport from Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,842 miles (19,058 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.