Nonstop flight route between Providencia Island, Colombia and Tau, American Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(13°21'24"N by 81°21'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°13'45"S by 169°30'39"W)
Distance from PVA to TAV:
6,322.86 miles (10,175.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Embrujo Airport (PVA), Providencia Island, Colombia and Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,323 miles (or 10,176 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 El Embrujo 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 El Embrujo 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: | PVA / SKPV |
| Airport Name: | El Embrujo Airport |
| Location: | Providencia Island, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°21'24"N by 81°21'29"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVA |
| More Information: | PVA 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 El Embrujo Airport (PVA):
- The closest airport to El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of PVA.
- Because of El Embrujo Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at El Embrujo 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.
- El Embrujo Airport (PVA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from El Embrujo Airport (PVA) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to El Embrujo Airport (meaning El Embrujo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
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".
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.47 miles (94.10 km) SSW | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 140.95 miles (226.84 km) SW | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 3 | 144.05 miles (231.82 km) WNW | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |
| 4 | 188.22 miles (302.92 km) WSW | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 5 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) WNW | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 224.69 miles (361.60 km) WNW | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 230.98 miles (371.73 km) W | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 8 | 233.69 miles (376.09 km) SW | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 241.55 miles (388.74 km) SW | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 260.44 miles (419.13 km) SSW | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 272.64 miles (438.77 km) SW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 281.13 miles (452.43 km) SSW | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 13 | 283.99 miles (457.04 km) SSW | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 14 | 294.26 miles (473.56 km) SSE | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 15 | 300.97 miles (484.36 km) SW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,290.48 miles (19,779.56 km) ESE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,919.74 miles (19,182.92 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,733.98 miles (18,883.97 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,720.80 miles (18,862.75 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,697.18 miles (18,824.75 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,691.81 miles (18,816.10 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,684.05 miles (18,803.61 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,683.24 miles (18,802.30 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,663.40 miles (18,770.38 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,655.64 miles (18,757.89 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,634.88 miles (18,724.47 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,626.92 miles (18,711.67 km) WSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,623.87 miles (18,706.76 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,604.22 miles (18,675.13 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,599.24 miles (18,667.13 km) WSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |