Nonstop flight route between Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada and Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF), Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada and Tawau Airport (TWU), Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,173 miles (or 11,543 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 Bamfield Water Aerodrome 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 Bamfield Water Aerodrome 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: | YBF / |
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Location: | Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°50'3"N by 125°8'13"W |
Operator/Owner: | Bamfield Kingfisher Marina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YBF |
More Information: | YBF 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 Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF):
- Because of Bamfield Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Bamfield Water Aerodrome 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 "Bamfield Water Aerodrome", another name for YBF is "CAE9".
- The closest airport to Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) is Tofino/Long Beach Airport (YAZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WNW of YBF.
- The furthest airport from Bamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Tawau Airport (TWU):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The terminal is a one and a half stories building, which consists of two aerobridges, and its large apron can accommodate eight aircraft at one time.
- Tawau airport is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai.
- 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 (TWU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tawau Airport", another name for TWU is "Lapangan Terbang Tawau".