Old Tawau Airport

Old Tawau Airport is a ruins in Tawau Division, Sabah. Old Tawau Airport is situated nearby to the park Taman Awam Muhibbah Tawau, as well as near the golf course Tawau Golf Club.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tawau Japanese War Memorial and Fo Guang Shan Temple.

Tawau Japanese War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tawau Japanese War Memorial is a former Japanese cemetery in Tawau in the Malaysian state of Sabah which has been transformed into a memorial. Tawau Japanese War Memorial is situated 1 km northwest of Old Tawau Airport.

Fo Guang Shan Temple Tawau is a Buddhist temple located in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia. It is one of the overseas temple for the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist organization based in Taiwan. Fo Guang Shan Temple is situated 1½ km southeast of Old Tawau Airport.

Tawau Bell Tower

Monument

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tawau Bell Tower is the oldest standing structure in Tawau, constructed by the Japanese to commemorate the signing of armistice agreement following World War I when Japan was an ally of Great Britain. Tawau Bell Tower is situated 2 km south of Old Tawau Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tawau.

Tawau

Photo: Adznee Abas, CC BY 2.0.

Tawau is the third largest town of the state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. A relatively new town in Malaysia, boomed in early 1980s for its lumber and cocoa farming industry, has become a bustling place, and a transit point to all neighbouring islands such as Sebatik, Nunukan, Tarakan, Jolo and Semporna islands.

Old Tawau Airport

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Tawau Division, Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

4.26299° or 4° 15′ 47″ north

Longitude

117.88502° or 117° 53′ 6″ east

Open location code

6PPV7V7P+52

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11957789925

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taman Awam Muhibbah Tawau and Tawau Golf Club.

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