Nonstop flight route between Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States and Tau, American Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(39°28'41"N by 88°16'45"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°13'45"S by 169°30'39"W)
Distance from MTO to TAV:
6,385.61 miles (10,276.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO), Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States and Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,386 miles (or 10,277 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 Coles County Memorial 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 Coles County Memorial 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: | MTO / KMTO |
| Airport Name: | Coles County Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°28'41"N by 88°16'45"W |
| Area Served: | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | Coles County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 722 feet (220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MTO |
| More Information: | MTO 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 Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO):
- The closest airport to Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) is University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) N of MTO.
- Airline flights started around 1955 and ended in 2000-2001.
- Because of Coles County Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 722 feet, planes can take off or land at Coles County Memorial 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.
- Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,091 miles (17,849 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Tau Airport (TAV):
- In addition to being known as "Tau Airport", other names for TAV include "none" and "HI36".
- 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.
- Tau Airport is no longer active or in use since the development of Fitiuta Airport, located northeast of Tau Island.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 38.77 miles (62.39 km) N | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States |     |
| 2 | 39.74 miles (63.96 km) NW | Decatur Airport (DEC) | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 51.03 miles (82.12 km) ESE | Sullivan County Airport (SIV) | Sullivan, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 51.86 miles (83.46 km) E | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 60.15 miles (96.80 km) SE | Ed-Air Airport (OTN) | Oaktown, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 61.13 miles (98.38 km) SE | Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 61.63 miles (99.18 km) NE | Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) | Danville, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 66.89 miles (107.65 km) SE | O'Neal Airport (OEA) | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 68.42 miles (110.11 km) SSW | Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) | Salem, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 73.76 miles (118.70 km) SW | Greenville Airport (GRE) | Greenville, Illinois, United States | |
| 11 | 76.82 miles (123.64 km) NNW | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 78.59 miles (126.48 km) WNW | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 85.65 miles (137.84 km) SSW | Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | |
| 14 | 91.78 miles (147.71 km) ESE | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 96.02 miles (154.54 km) NE | Purdue University Airport (LAF) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,090.59 miles (17,848.53 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,068.08 miles (17,812.30 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,044.80 miles (17,774.83 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,044.63 miles (17,774.57 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,010.12 miles (17,719.03 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,995.33 miles (17,695.23 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,985.84 miles (17,679.95 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,976.16 miles (17,664.38 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,972.94 miles (17,659.20 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,949.49 miles (17,621.45 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,935.63 miles (17,599.15 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,911.76 miles (17,560.74 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,886.12 miles (17,519.47 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,882.70 miles (17,513.97 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,864.04 miles (17,483.93 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |