Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Neiva, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°57'0"N by 75°17'38"W)
Distance from TWU to NVA:
11,383.33 miles (18,319.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Benito Salas Airport (NVA), Neiva, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,383 miles (or 18,320 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 Benito Salas 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 Benito Salas 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: | NVA / SKNV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Neiva, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°57'0"N by 75°17'38"W |
| Area Served: | Neiva, Huila, Colombia |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1464 feet (446 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NVA |
| More Information: | NVA Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Taxi coupon or town shuttle bus ticket to Tawau or Semporna can be bought at the respective counters inside the terminal.
- 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.
- 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 is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Benito Salas Airport (NVA):
- The closest airport to Benito Salas Airport (NVA) is Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), which is located 85 miles (138 kilometers) WNW of NVA.
- The furthest airport from Benito Salas Airport (NVA) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is nearly antipodal to Benito Salas Airport (meaning Benito Salas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)), and is located 12,433 miles (20,009 kilometers) away in Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Benito Salas Airport (NVA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Salas Airport", another name for NVA is "Aeropuerto Benito Salas".
| 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 | 85.48 miles (137.57 km) WNW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 2 | 95.86 miles (154.27 km) S | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 3 | 97.03 miles (156.15 km) WSW | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 4 | 97.83 miles (157.44 km) NNE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 5 | 102.27 miles (164.59 km) N | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 6 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) NNW | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 7 | 116.82 miles (188.01 km) ESE | La Macarena Airport (LMC) | La Macarena, Colombia | |
| 8 | 131.50 miles (211.63 km) WNW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 9 | 132.30 miles (212.92 km) NNW | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 10 | 133.02 miles (214.07 km) NNW | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 11 | 142.50 miles (229.34 km) ENE | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 12 | 144.17 miles (232.02 km) N | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 13 | 144.55 miles (232.63 km) NNE | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 158.86 miles (255.66 km) N | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 15 | 163.56 miles (263.22 km) SSW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,433.34 miles (20,009.47 km) S | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,320.23 miles (19,827.44 km) SE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,316.04 miles (19,820.70 km) SSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,275.09 miles (19,754.79 km) SSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,261.65 miles (19,733.16 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,225.95 miles (19,675.70 km) W | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,205.19 miles (19,642.31 km) ESE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,179.56 miles (19,601.06 km) SSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,168.97 miles (19,584.00 km) S | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,162.68 miles (19,573.88 km) SSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,152.62 miles (19,557.70 km) S | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,134.98 miles (19,529.30 km) S | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 13 | 12,133.95 miles (19,527.64 km) S | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 14 | 12,129.57 miles (19,520.60 km) S | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 15 | 12,129.31 miles (19,520.18 km) SSE | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |