WBKW Tawau Airport VFR

  • Name
    Tawau Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    WBKW / TWU / WBKW
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    2:34 pm (MST)
  • Municipality
    Tawau
  • Coordinates
    4° 19′ 12″ N 118° 7′ 40″ E
  • Elevation
    56 ft (17 m MSL)

About Tawau Airport

Tawau Airport (Malay: Lapangan Terbang Tawau) (IATA: TWU, ICAO: WBKW) is an airport located 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) north east of Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. It is one of two airports in Sabah with immigration counters for international flights, the other being Kota Kinabalu International Airport.

Tawau Airport serves the districts of Tawau, Kunak and Semporna. Is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai and Tun Sakaran Marine Park, all of which are located in Semporna. The airport also serves as a gateway to Maliau Basin and Danum Valley, both significant conservation areas in the region.

In 2023, Tawau Airport recorded 1,710,472 passenger movements, ranking as the 8th busiest airport in Malaysia.

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