TWUWBKW

Tawau Airport

Tawau, Malaysia · Asia

Asia Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

7direct destinations

7airlines

1runway

2,682 mLongest runway

2001opened

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. With increasing international connectivity, Tawau Airport has risen as a significant international gateway for the east coast of Sabah, complementing the role of 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.

Location

4.313°N, 118.122°E · 17 m s. n. m. (57 ft)

General data

CountryMalaysia

CityTawau

IATA codeTWU

ICAO codeWBKW

Coordinates4.313°N, 118.122°E

Elevation17 m s. n. m. (57 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Kuala_Lumpur

Runways1

Longest runway2,682 m

OperatorMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Opened2001

Direct destinations7

Official website

Runways · 1

06/24

Length2,682 m8,799 ft

Width47 m154 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Tower

122.500

Ground

121.900

Approach

123.550

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 7

Other airlines with direct routes

AirAsia Batik Air Malaysia AirBorneo Firefly Greater Bay Airlinescharter Juneyao Air Malaysia Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · view original

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Tawau Airport (TWU). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/TWU

MLA

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Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_twu,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Tawau Airport (TWU)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/TWU},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/TWU}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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