WBKW · TWU

Tawau Airport

Tawau Airport (WBKW / TWU) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Tawau, Sabah. The field lies at 57 ft (17 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 8,800 ft (2,682 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Nunukan Airport (NNX), 29 nm WSW.

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Location

Elevation
57 ft (17 m)
Coordinates
4.3134, 118.1215
Serving
Tawau
Region
Sabah
Time zone
Asia/Kuching

Runways1 · longest 8,800 ft

Surveyed positions · north up

Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
06/248,800 ft2,682 m155 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
NNXNunukan Airport · 29 nm WSW

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.