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SRI to TWU: distance & flight time
Samarinda (Temindung Airport) → Tawau (Tawau Airport)
339 mi
545 km · 294 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
339 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SRI — Temindung Airport · Samarinda, Indonesia
- TWU — Tawau Airport · Tawau, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SRI
- TSX · Tanjung Santan Airport34 mi away
- BPN · Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport57 mi away
- SGQ · Sanggata/Sangkimah Airport66 mi away
Near TWU
- NNX · Nunukan Airport34 mi away
- LDU · Lahad Datu Airport51 mi away
- BYQ · Bunyu Airport62 mi away
- TRK · Juwata Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SRI from TWU?
The flight distance from Samarinda (SRI) to Tawau (TWU) is 339 miles (545 km, 294 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SRI to TWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SRI to TWU?
Nonstop service on SRI–TWU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SRI to TWU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SRI–TWU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SRI to TWU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SRI–TWU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.