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Scan through all non-stop flights from Sandakan to Tawau. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from SDK to TWU, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
Tawau is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Being located north of the equator, Tawau experiences its dry season from November to April, making this the perfect time to visit. In this period, you can expect mostly dry conditions, while the wet season will see days of rain. Humidity and temperatures are consistently high all year long.

Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Sandakan SDK to Tawau TWU, which is AirBorneo. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from SDK to TWU are operated 5 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 09:15 - 11:55. The earliest flight departs at 09:15, the last flight departs at 11:55. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Sandakan to Tawau takes 40 minutes. The flight distance between Sandakan and Tawau is 109 miles (or 175 km).
There is 1 airport in Tawau: Tawau Airport (TWU).
There are 5 flights per week flying from Sandakan to Tawau (as of May 2026).
40 minutes is the average flight time from Sandakan to Tawau.
The distance from Sandakan to Tawau is 109 miles (175 kilometers).
AirBorneo is the only airline flying nonstop from Sandakan to Tawau.
There are no alliances flying direct from Sandakan to Tawau at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Sandakan to Tawau:
The earliest flight departs at 09:15 from Sandakan and arrives at 09:55 at Tawau.
The latest flight departs at 11:55 from Sandakan and arrives at 12:35 at Tawau.
109 miles (175 km) · 40m
09:15
09:55
AirBorneo
MY 3061
AirBorneo
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
09:25
10:05
AirBorneo
MY 3061
AirBorneo
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
11:50
12:30
AirBorneo
MY 3061
AirBorneo
Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72
Y
W
J
F
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