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Tawau Airport ((マレー語:Lapangan Terbang Tawau)) is an airport located north east〔 of Tawau, a town in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is the second airport in Sabah with immigration counters for international flights. The new runway could cater for aircraft as big as Airbus series. Like other airports in the country, Tawau Airport is under the management of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. Tawau airport is the nearest airport to the diving islands of Sipadan, Mabul and Kapalai. ==History== During the early days, Tawau airport was located on Jalan Utara, literally known as Northern road about away from Tawau. The airport was officially opened in 1968 by the former Transport Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Haji Sardon. It was only used to cater to small aircraft, such as Fokker 50. However, on 15 September 1995, a Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, a Fokker 50 from Kota Kinabalu touched down before the end of the long runway. While attempting to carry out a go-around, the aircraft crashed into a Malay village, Kampung Seri Menanti, causing 34 fatalities including two crew.〔(Aircraft accident Fokker 50 9M-MGH Tawau Airport (TWU) on 15 Sep 1995 )〕 Another MAS Boeing 737-400 plane was skidded off the runway in October 2001 without any causing any injuries to the passengers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tawau Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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