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Tawau Airport

Domestik airport in Malaysia
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Tawau Airport

Summary

Tawau Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (827 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tawau Airport is located in Sabah[3].
  • Tawau Airport is in the country of Malaysia[4].
  • Tawau Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Tawau Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Tawau Airport is operated by Malaysia Airports[7].
  • Tawau Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as TWU[8].
  • Tawau Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as WBKW[9].
  • Tawau Airport's Commons category is recorded as Tawau Airport[10].
  • Tawau Airport's runway is recorded as 06/24[11].
  • Tawau Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 4.3133333333333, 'longitude': 118.12194444444}[12].
  • Tawau Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/domestic/tawau-airport[13].
  • Tawau Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Tawau Division[14].
  • Tawau Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Tawau[15].
  • Tawau Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 2001[16].
  • Tawau Airport's native label is recorded as Lapangan Terbang Tawau[17].
  • Tawau Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+10'}[18].
  • Tawau Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 4.32016, 'longitude': 118.128}[19].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+866601'}[20].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+897848'}[21].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+922452'}[22].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+982153'}[23].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+982108'}[24].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1202344'}[25].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1218616'}[26].
  • Tawau Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1218311'}[27].

Body

Geography

Tawau Airport is in the country of Malaysia[4]. It is located in Sabah[3].

Physical Characteristics

Tawau Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+10'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

Tawau Airport ranks in the top 2% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (827 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Malaysia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 21w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "WBKW"]
    Official website → http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/domestic/tawau-
    Patronage → {'amount': '+866601'}, {'amount': '+897848'}, {'amount': '+922452'} +13
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "WBKW"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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