Tawau Airport (TA) (ICAO Code : WBKW) is the second largest airport in Sabah state, after Kota Kinabalu, and has flights linking the town mostly to domestic destinations. Destinations for the airport include Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur and Sandakan. Flights by MASWings connect the airport to internationally to Juwata International Airport in Tarakan, Indonesia and RB Link to Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The airport opened in 2001 and handled 1.64 million passengers annually. Prior to this the area was served by the Old Tawau Airport on North Street (Jalan Utara). The first flight was commenced in September 1953. By the 1960s, the airport was used for small aircraft such as the Fokker 27. The runway was widened in the 1980s, allowing it to operate Boeing 737s. By mid-90s, the airport is connected with direct flights to Balikpapan, Tarakan and Makassar, in Indonesia. There was a fatal accident in 1995 when Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133, a Fokker 50, crashed due to pilot error on landing, leading to 34 fatalities. A Cessna 208 Caravan crashed on takeoff in 1995 and MAS Boeing 737-400 skidded off the runway in 2001, neither causing fatalities. The airport was closed when the new Tawau airport opened.