Nonstop flight route between Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Tau, American Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), Wichita Falls, Texas, United States and Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,723 miles (or 9,210 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 Kickapoo Downtown 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 Kickapoo Downtown 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: | KIP / KCWC |
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Location: | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°51'38"N by 98°29'25"W |
Area Served: | Wichita Falls, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wichita Falls |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1003 feet (306 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIP |
More Information: | KIP Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP):
- The furthest airport from Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,957 miles (17,634 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Kickapoo Downtown Airport covers an area of 149 acres at an elevation of 1,003 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kickapoo Downtown Airport", another name for KIP is "CWC".
- The closest airport to Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) is Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) N of KIP.
- Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tau Airport (TAV):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tau Airport", other names for TAV include "none" and "HI36".
- Tau Airport is a privately owned, private-use airport located one mile southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
- 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.