Nonstop flight route between Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Robins Air Force Base (WRB), Warner Robins, Georgia, United States and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,514 miles (or 15,311 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 Robins Air Force Base and Tawau 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 Robins Air Force Base and Tawau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRB / KWRB |
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| Location: | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°38'24"N by 83°35'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRB |
| More Information: | WRB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TWU / WBKW |
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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 |
Facts about Robins Air Force Base (WRB):
- The furthest airport from Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Robins played a key role in the Vietnam War, supplying troops and materiel through the Southeast Asian Pipeline and modifying AC-119G/K and AC-130 gunships.
- The Berlin Airlift and the Korean War restored the workforce to 17,697 by December 1952.
- In addition to being known as "Robins Air Force Base", another name for WRB is "Robins AFB".
- The rapidly growing town of Wellston changed its name to Warner Robins on 1 September 1942.
- The closest airport to Robins Air Force Base (WRB) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of WRB.
Facts about Tawau Airport (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.
- The airport was subsequently opened to public in December 2001.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".
- Taxi coupon or town shuttle bus ticket to Tawau or Semporna can be bought at the respective counters inside the terminal.
- During the early days, Tawau airport was located on Jalan Utara, literally known as Northern road about 2 mi away from 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.
- Tawau airport has a 2,685 m × 47 m long fully service runway, namely runway 06/24.
