Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°10'13"S by 54°57'10"W)
Distance from TWU to MBK:
11,813.21 miles (19,011.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,813 miles (or 19,011 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 Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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 Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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: | MBK / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°10'13"S by 54°57'10"W |
| Area Served: | Matupá |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 928 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBK |
| More Information: | MBK Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Tawau airport is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
- Tawau Airport is an airport located 15 nautical miles north east of Tawau, a town in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- 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.
- 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.
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
- 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 handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
- According to a survey, the old airport has one of the shortest runways in the country.
- In 2008, 768,967 passengers went through the airport with 10,546 aircraft movements.
Facts about Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK):
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- The closest airport to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) WNW of MBK.
- Because of Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional 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 "Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport", other names for MBK include "Aeroporto Regional Orlando Villas-Bôas" and "SWXM".
- The furthest airport from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) is Surigao Airport (SUG), which is nearly antipodal to Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (meaning Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Surigao Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,949 kilometers) away in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
- Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 81.16 miles (130.61 km) WNW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 191.75 miles (308.60 km) WSW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 240.65 miles (387.29 km) W | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 268.67 miles (432.39 km) WSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 301.72 miles (485.57 km) W | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 386.65 miles (622.24 km) SSW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 389.57 miles (626.95 km) WSW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 401.05 miles (645.42 km) ENE | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 405.29 miles (652.25 km) ENE | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 409.44 miles (658.93 km) ESE | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 11 | 415.84 miles (669.22 km) N | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 429.35 miles (690.96 km) SSE | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 439.47 miles (707.26 km) NE | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 448.49 miles (721.78 km) E | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 15 | 470.80 miles (757.67 km) W | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.83 miles (19,949.10 km) NW | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,369.36 miles (19,906.50 km) NNE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,367.60 miles (19,903.67 km) WNW | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,367.40 miles (19,903.35 km) NNE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) E | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,363.74 miles (19,897.46 km) N | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,348.33 miles (19,872.66 km) ENE | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,347.61 miles (19,871.51 km) NNW | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,328.99 miles (19,841.54 km) NW | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,321.90 miles (19,830.12 km) NNE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,304.56 miles (19,802.21 km) ENE | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,301.01 miles (19,796.51 km) NNE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,292.53 miles (19,782.86 km) ENE | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,284.86 miles (19,770.52 km) NNE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,277.48 miles (19,758.64 km) NE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |