# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tawau (TWU)

> 5,489 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,489 km / 3,411 mi / 2,964 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 21:38 in Sydney, it's 19:38 in Tawau)
- **Elevation difference**: 36 ft (TWU is higher than SYD)

## Airports

### [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sydney, Australia
- ICAO: YSSY
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.950000, 151.180000
- Elevation: 21 ft

### [Tawau Airport (TWU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/twu-tawau-tawau-airport/1ef266df-fbaa-6dae-90d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tawau, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKW
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 4.320000, 118.130000
- Elevation: 57 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:38 in Sydney, it's 19:38 in Tawau.

## Related

- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tawau Airport (TWU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/twu-tawau-tawau-airport/1ef266df-fbaa-6dae-90d2-06bb2780ed98)
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