Tawau Airport (TWU / WBKW)
Skydex receivers picked up 80 airline flights bound for Tawau Airport and 92 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 19 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- WBKW
- IATA
- TWU
- City
- Tawau
- Country
- Malaysia
- Position
- 4.320, 118.128
- arriving, 30 days
- 80
- departing, 30 days
- 92
- days heard
- 19
About the airport
Tawau Airport serves Tawau. It sits 57 ft (17 m) above sea level. It has one runway, 8,800 ft (2,682 m) long.
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Tawau Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Questions
How many flights to and from Tawau Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 80 airline flights arriving and 92 airline flights departing, heard on 19 days. The busiest day was November 3, 2026, with 30 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Tawau Airport?
On October 11, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Tawau Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Tawau Airport?
Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Tawau Airport joins your ports of call.
How high is Tawau Airport above sea level?
57 ft (17 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Tawau Airport?
8,800 ft (2,682 m). It is the airport’s only runway.
Can I fly over Tawau Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Tawau Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Tawau Airport in the simulator yet.