Tawau Airport

WBKW · Sabah, Malaysia

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About Tawau Airport

ICAO WBKW
IATA TWU
FIR Kota Kinabalu FIR
Region Sabah
Country Malaysia
Runways 6/24
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 4.32016, 118.128   041913N 1180741E
Coordinates (Center) 4.31337, 118.122   041848N 1180719E
Variation 0.8° W (2024)
Timezone Kuching (+8 h)
Local time May 1, 2024 02:03

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
6 057° 057° 2,682 m 47 m Asphalt 4.3198 118.1320
24 237° 237° 4.307 118.112

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Tawau Airport

Tawau Airport is a midsized airport in Sabah, Malaysia. The airport is located at latitude 4.31337 and longitude 118.12200. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is WBKW. The airport's IATA code is TWU. Nearby other airfields are Mostyn Airport, Hunter (Morotai) Airport, Wallace Bay Airport, Nunukan Airport and Semporna Airport.

Tawau Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Kota Kinabalu.

Tawau Airport is in the timezone of Asia/Kuching. Difference with UTC is +8 h. Today the sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:12. This applies to Tawau Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +8 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Mostyn Airport MY-0050 34 km 005°
Hunter (Morotai) Airport MY-0015 39 km 286°
Wallace Bay Airport MY-0028 52 km 261°
Nunukan Airport WRLF 54 km 248°
Nunukan WAQA 54 km 248°
Semporna Airport WBKA 55 km 073°
Kelabakan Airport MY-0017 70 km 279°
Lahad Datu Airport WBKD 83 km 015°
Bunyu Airport WALV 99 km 196°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Tawau VTW VOR-DME 2.3 km 058°
Tawau TWU NDB 2.9 km 237°
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