AirportsSanga Sanga Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Bongao, in Tawi-Tawi Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TWT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TWT
- ICAO code
- RPMN
- City
- Bongao
- State or region
- Tawi-Tawi Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.0482° N, 119.7433° E
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,860 m (6,102 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TWT means Sanga Sanga Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPMN. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 5.0482° N, 119.7433° E. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lahad Datu, about 157 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sanga Sanga Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,860 metres (6,102 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,860 m 6,102 ft | 30 m | Concrete and asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tomanggong AirportTomanggong, Malaysia | TMG | 127 km |
| Lahad Datu AirportLahad Datu, Malaysia | LDU | 157 km |
| Jolo AirportJolo | JOL | 179 km |
| Tawau AirportTawau, Malaysia | TWU | 197 km |
| Sandakan AirportSandakan, Malaysia | SDK | 209 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,195 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,310 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,195 km | 9 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,573 km | 14 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,751 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,539 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,796 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 3,965 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,450 km | 7 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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