Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°44'34"N by 10°12'9"E)
Distance from TWU to KZG:
6,777.92 miles (10,907.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Kitzingen Airport (KZG), Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,778 miles (or 10,908 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 Kitzingen 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 Kitzingen 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: | KZG / ETIN |
| Airport Name: | Kitzingen Airport |
| Location: | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°44'34"N by 10°12'9"E |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 689 feet (210 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KZG |
| More Information: | KZG 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 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.
- 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 terminal is a one and a half stories building, which consists of two aerobridges, and its large apron can accommodate eight aircraft at one time.
- Open air car park is provided with 500 parking lots.
- 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 (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kitzingen Airport (KZG):
- The closest airport to Kitzingen Airport (KZG) is Giebelstadt Airport (GHF), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WSW of KZG.
- The furthest airport from Kitzingen Airport (KZG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,920 miles (19,184 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kitzingen Airport (KZG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kitzingen Airport's relatively low elevation of 689 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitzingen 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.
| 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 | 12.48 miles (20.08 km) WSW | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 2 | 42.67 miles (68.67 km) ESE | Nuremberg Airport (NUE) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 66.18 miles (106.51 km) ENE | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 4 | 75.37 miles (121.29 km) WNW | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 5 | 77.86 miles (125.31 km) WSW | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 6 | 80.67 miles (129.83 km) SW | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 7 | 82.59 miles (132.91 km) ENE | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 8 | 85.14 miles (137.02 km) SSW | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 9 | 86.23 miles (138.77 km) WNW | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 10 | 91.72 miles (147.61 km) NNE | Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) | Erfurt, Germany | |
| 11 | 92.91 miles (149.52 km) W | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 12 | 92.98 miles (149.64 km) SE | Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS) | Ingolstadt, Germany | |
| 13 | 96.83 miles (155.82 km) SSE | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 14 | 103.12 miles (165.95 km) NNW | Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) | Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany | |
| 15 | 105.60 miles (169.95 km) W | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,920.19 miles (19,183.64 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,508.39 miles (18,520.91 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,497.34 miles (18,503.13 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,496.61 miles (18,501.95 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,494.68 miles (18,498.84 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,486.22 miles (18,485.24 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,481.26 miles (18,477.24 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,480.95 miles (18,476.76 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,475.57 miles (18,468.09 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,474.98 miles (18,467.15 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,473.21 miles (18,464.30 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,470.54 miles (18,460.00 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,467.77 miles (18,455.54 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,463.38 miles (18,448.47 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,435.61 miles (18,403.78 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |