Nonstop flight route between Carajás, Pará, Brazil and Tau, American Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(6°6'55"S by 50°0'5"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°13'45"S by 169°30'39"W)
Distance from CKS to TAV:
8,059.82 miles (12,970.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Carajás Airport (CKS), Carajás, Pará, Brazil and Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,060 miles (or 12,971 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 Carajás Airport and Tau 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 Carajás Airport and Tau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKS / SBCJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Carajás, Pará, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°6'55"S by 50°0'5"W |
| Area Served: | Carajás (Parauapebas) |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2064 feet (629 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKS |
| More Information: | CKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAV / |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Carajás Airport (CKS):
- The airport is located 18 km from downtown Parauapebas.
- The closest airport to Carajás Airport (CKS) is Xinguara Airport (XIG), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) S of CKS.
- Carajás Airport (CKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Carajás Airport handled 144,428 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Carajás Airport (CKS) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Carajás Airport (meaning Carajás Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Carajás Airport", another name for CKS is "Aeroporto de Carajás".
Facts about Tau Airport (TAV):
- In addition to being known as "Tau Airport", other names for TAV include "none" and "HI36".
- Tau Airport previously covered an area of 4 acres which contains one runway measuring 2,170 x 100 ft.
- The closest airport to Tau Airport (TAV) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) E of TAV.
- Tau Airport (TAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.49 miles (108.61 km) S | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 78.66 miles (126.59 km) NE | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 143.22 miles (230.48 km) ESE | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 4 | 161.56 miles (260.01 km) SSE | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 179.41 miles (288.73 km) ENE | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 6 | 251.38 miles (404.55 km) NW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 309.56 miles (498.19 km) SSE | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 8 | 343.28 miles (552.46 km) NNE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 393.13 miles (632.68 km) S | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 10 | 403.12 miles (648.76 km) NNW | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 416.72 miles (670.64 km) NW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 432.37 miles (695.83 km) N | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 13 | 432.62 miles (696.23 km) WNW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 439.47 miles (707.26 km) SW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 15 | 465.99 miles (749.93 km) ENE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.60 miles (19,593.07 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,165.49 miles (19,578.41 km) ENE | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,146.73 miles (19,548.22 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,130.01 miles (19,521.32 km) ENE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,113.14 miles (19,494.15 km) WNW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 6 | 12,104.50 miles (19,480.25 km) NE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,099.96 miles (19,472.94 km) E | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,086.15 miles (19,450.73 km) ENE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.06 miles (19,434.48 km) E | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,070.39 miles (19,425.36 km) ENE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,061.02 miles (19,410.28 km) NE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,038.14 miles (19,373.45 km) NE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,032.95 miles (19,365.10 km) E | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,019.75 miles (19,343.87 km) ENE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,016.55 miles (19,338.72 km) ENE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.93 miles (9.54 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 2 | 11.08 miles (17.83 km) WNW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 3 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) W | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 151.81 miles (244.31 km) W | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 169.65 miles (273.03 km) W | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 187.23 miles (301.32 km) W | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 7 | 214.97 miles (345.95 km) WNW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 336.28 miles (541.19 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 9 | 418.98 miles (674.28 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 453.79 miles (730.31 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 498.65 miles (802.50 km) SW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 12 | 572.85 miles (921.91 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 610.05 miles (981.79 km) SW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 632.99 miles (1,018.69 km) ENE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 696.48 miles (1,120.87 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,331.22 miles (19,845.12 km) ENE | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,236.32 miles (19,692.40 km) NE | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 12,204.69 miles (19,641.50 km) ENE | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 4 | 12,197.35 miles (19,629.68 km) NW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,185.44 miles (19,610.51 km) NE | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,151.23 miles (19,555.46 km) NE | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,146.53 miles (19,547.90 km) W | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 8 | 12,113.46 miles (19,494.68 km) W | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 9 | 12,112.32 miles (19,492.84 km) NE | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,101.33 miles (19,475.16 km) NNE | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,098.52 miles (19,470.62 km) WNW | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 12 | 12,084.66 miles (19,448.32 km) E | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 13 | 12,072.38 miles (19,428.57 km) NW | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 12,069.06 miles (19,423.22 km) NNW | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 12,059.72 miles (19,408.19 km) NNE | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |