Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°15'24"S by 69°56'16"W)
Distance from TWU to TBT:
11,881.47 miles (19,121.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Tabatinga International Airport (TBT), Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,881 miles (or 19,121 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 Tabatinga International 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 Tabatinga International 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: | TBT / SBTT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°15'24"S by 69°56'16"W |
| Area Served: | Tabatinga |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 279 feet (85 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TBT |
| More Information: | TBT Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tawau Airport handled 1,202,344 passengers last year.
- 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".
- Tawau Airport is located at Balung, 3 km further in from the Pan Borneo Highway.
- 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.
- Open air car park is provided with 500 parking lots.
- At present, this airport is being expanded to accommodate medium wide-body aircraft with 2 aero bridges.
Facts about Tabatinga International Airport (TBT):
- The closest airport to Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) is Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) N of TBT.
- In addition to being known as "Tabatinga International Airport", another name for TBT is "Aeroporto Internacional de Tabatinga".
- Tabatinga International Airport handled 49,493 passengers last year.
- Because of Tabatinga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 279 feet, planes can take off or land at Tabatinga International 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.
- Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) is Ranai Airport (NTX), which is nearly antipodal to Tabatinga International Airport (meaning Tabatinga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ranai Airport), and is located 12,319 miles (19,825 kilometers) away in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
| 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 | 4.41 miles (7.10 km) N | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 2 | 92.96 miles (149.60 km) N | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 164.52 miles (264.77 km) S | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 203.83 miles (328.04 km) N | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 5 | 213.89 miles (344.21 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 234.61 miles (377.56 km) W | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 7 | 276.53 miles (445.03 km) NW | La Chorrera Airport (LCR) | La Chorrera, Colombia | |
| 8 | 301.98 miles (485.99 km) SW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 9 | 304.35 miles (489.81 km) NW | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 10 | 364.41 miles (586.47 km) E | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 381.29 miles (613.63 km) N | Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP) | Mitú, Colombia | |
| 12 | 410.22 miles (660.18 km) ESE | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 412.18 miles (663.34 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 14 | 427.08 miles (687.32 km) SW | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 15 | 436.52 miles (702.50 km) NW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.93 miles (19,825.34 km) ENE | Ranai Airport (NTX) | Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,312.88 miles (19,815.62 km) N | Kuching International Airport (KCH) | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,269.57 miles (19,745.91 km) NW | Mukah Airport (MKM) | Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,266.72 miles (19,741.33 km) N | Sematan Airport (BSE) | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,245.74 miles (19,707.56 km) NW | Sibu Airport (SBW) | Sibu, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,218.38 miles (19,663.52 km) WNW | Bintulu Airport (BTU) | Bintulu, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,185.20 miles (19,610.14 km) NW | Kapit Airport (KPI) | Kapit, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,167.12 miles (19,581.04 km) ENE | Matak Airport (MWK) | Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,166.25 miles (19,579.63 km) W | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,158.24 miles (19,566.74 km) WNW | Belaga Airport (BLG) | Belaga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,143.23 miles (19,542.58 km) W | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,128.90 miles (19,519.52 km) N | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,109.37 miles (19,488.09 km) W | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,098.32 miles (19,470.31 km) W | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 15 | 12,093.87 miles (19,463.15 km) W | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |