AirportsTawau Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tawau, in Sabah, Malaysia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TWU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TWU
- ICAO code
- WBKW
- City
- Tawau
- State or region
- Sabah
- Country
- Malaysia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.3134° N, 118.1215° E
- Elevation
- 17 m (57 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,682 m (8,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TWU means Tawau Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: WBKW. ICAO codes that begin with W belong to Indonesia, Malaysia and nearby island countries. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.3134° N, 118.1215° E. It stands 17 metres (57 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kuching, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tawau Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,682 metres (8,800 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 29 airports of Malaysia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,682 m 8,800 ft | 47 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lahad Datu AirportLahad Datu | LDU | 83 km |
| Juwata International Airport / Suharnoko Harbani AFBTarakan, Indonesia | TRK | 126 km |
| Tomanggong AirportTomanggong | TMG | 135 km |
| Sandakan AirportSandakan | SDK | 177 km |
| Tanjung Harapan AirportTanjung Selor-Borneo Island, Indonesia | TJS | 184 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,097 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,174 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 7,069 km | 9 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 11,541 km | 14 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,872 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,729 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 1,603 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,124 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,488 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.
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