Nonstop flight route between Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Treasure Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas:
Departure Airport:
(4°18'47"N by 118°7'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°44'43"N by 77°23'27"W)
Distance from TWU to TCB:
10,053.59 miles (16,179.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia and Treasure Cay Airport (TCB), Treasure Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,054 miles (or 16,180 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 Treasure Cay 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 Treasure Cay 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: | TCB / MYAT |
| Airport Name: | Treasure Cay Airport |
| Location: | Treasure Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°44'43"N by 77°23'27"W |
| Area Served: | Treasure Cay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCB |
| More Information: | TCB Maps & Info |
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- The airport was subsequently opened to public in December 2001.
- The closest airport to Tawau Airport (TWU) is Nunukan Airport (NNX), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TWU.
- 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.
- Tawau Airport (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Taxi coupon or town shuttle bus ticket to Tawau or Semporna can be bought at the respective counters inside the terminal.
- 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.
Facts about Treasure Cay Airport (TCB):
- Treasure Cay Airport (TCB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Treasure Cay Airport (TCB) is Marsh Harbour Airport (MHH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SE of TCB.
- The furthest airport from Treasure Cay Airport (TCB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,755 miles (18,918 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Treasure Cay Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Treasure Cay 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 | 24.94 miles (40.13 km) SE | Marsh Harbour Airport (MHH) | Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | |
| 2 | 74.93 miles (120.59 km) SSW | Great Harbour Cay Airport (GHC) | Bullock Harbour, Berry Islands, Bahamas | |
| 3 | 81.58 miles (131.29 km) W | Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO) | Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas | |
| 4 | 96.66 miles (155.56 km) SSW | Chub Cay International Airport (CCZ) | Chub Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas | |
| 5 | 97.84 miles (157.46 km) W | West End Airport (WTD) | Grand Bahama, Bahamas | |
| 6 | 98.13 miles (157.93 km) SSE | North Eleuthera Airport (ELH) | North Eleuthera, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas | |
| 7 | 117.99 miles (189.89 km) S | Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| 8 | 120.48 miles (193.89 km) SSE | Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB) | Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, Bahamas | |
| 9 | 136.75 miles (220.08 km) WSW | South Bimini Airport (BIM) | Bimini, Bahamas | |
| 10 | 142.92 miles (230.01 km) SW | Cat Cay Airport (CXY) | Cat Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas | |
| 11 | 143.65 miles (231.19 km) S | Andros Town Airport (ASD) | Andros Island, Bahamas | |
| 12 | 151.32 miles (243.53 km) SSE | Cape Eleuthera Airport (CEL) | Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera, Bahamas | |
| 13 | 166.66 miles (268.21 km) W | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 166.97 miles (268.71 km) W | Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 169.79 miles (273.25 km) W | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,755.22 miles (18,918.15 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,736.96 miles (18,888.76 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,718.22 miles (18,858.59 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,684.06 miles (18,803.63 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,651.08 miles (18,750.55 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,642.79 miles (18,737.21 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,637.88 miles (18,729.31 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,601.43 miles (18,670.65 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,578.40 miles (18,633.58 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,557.50 miles (18,599.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,556.71 miles (18,598.68 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,542.81 miles (18,576.30 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,536.10 miles (18,565.50 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,532.38 miles (18,559.53 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,532.00 miles (18,558.90 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |