Nonstop flight route between Tau, American Samoa and Brownsville, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa and Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), Brownsville, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,579 miles (or 8,979 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Tau Airport and Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Tau Airport and Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAV / |
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Location: | Tau, American Samoa |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°13'45"S by 169°30'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Private Individuals |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 185 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAV |
More Information: | TAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRO / KBRO |
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Location: | Brownsville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°54'24"N by 97°25'32"W |
Area Served: | Brownsville / South Padre Island, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Brownsville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRO |
More Information: | BRO Maps & Info |
Facts about Tau Airport (TAV):
- Tau Airport is no longer active or in use since the development of Fitiuta Airport, located northeast of Tau Island.
- In addition to being known as "Tau Airport", other names for TAV include "none" and "HI36".
- The closest airport to Tau Airport (TAV) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) E of TAV.
- The furthest airport from Tau Airport (TAV) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Tau Airport (meaning Tau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
- Tau Airport (TAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tau Airport's relatively low elevation of 185 feet, planes can take off or land at Tau Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO):
- Because of Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport covers an area of 1,700 acres at an elevation of 22 feet above mean sea level.
- Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport", another name for BRO is "(former Brownsville Army Airfield)".
- The National Weather Service forecast office for Deep South Texas is located on the airport grounds.
- The closest airport to Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of BRO.
- The furthest airport from Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,143 miles (17,933 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.