Nonstop flight route between Tau, American Samoa and Arba Minch, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(14°13'45"S by 169°30'39"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°2'22"N by 37°35'25"E)
Distance from TAV to AMH:
10,510.77 miles (16,915.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa and Arba Minch Airport (AMH), Arba Minch, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,511 miles (or 16,915 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 Arba Minch 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 Arba Minch 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 / |
| 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMH / HAAM |
| Airport Name: | Arba Minch Airport |
| Location: | Arba Minch, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°2'22"N by 37°35'25"E |
| Area Served: | Arba Minch, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3894 feet (1,187 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMH |
| More Information: | AMH Maps & Info |
Facts about Tau Airport (TAV):
- 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.
- 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.
- Tau Airport previously covered an area of 4 acres which contains one runway measuring 2,170 x 100 ft.
- 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 Arba Minch Airport (AMH):
- In October 2011 it was confirmed that the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Arba Minch Airport (AMH) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Arba Minch Airport (meaning Arba Minch Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,090 miles (19,457 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Arba Minch Airport (AMH) is Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of AMH.
- Arba Minch Airport (AMH) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.86 miles (117.26 km) WSW | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 94.54 miles (152.14 km) NE | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 124.26 miles (199.98 km) NNW | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 155.08 miles (249.58 km) WNW | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 157.43 miles (253.36 km) ESE | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 184.25 miles (296.52 km) ENE | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 202.52 miles (325.92 km) NW | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 206.21 miles (331.86 km) SSE | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 213.44 miles (343.50 km) SW | Kalokol Airport (KLK) | Kalokol, Kenya | |
| 10 | 219.24 miles (352.84 km) NNE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 223.38 miles (359.49 km) SSW | Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) | Eliye Springs, Kenya | |
| 12 | 227.90 miles (366.77 km) ENE | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 243.38 miles (391.67 km) SW | Lodwar Airport (LOK) | Lodwar, Kenya | |
| 14 | 252.80 miles (406.84 km) NW | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 255.63 miles (411.39 km) NW | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,089.82 miles (19,456.63 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,805.52 miles (18,999.10 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,801.03 miles (18,991.87 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,753.24 miles (18,914.95 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,745.35 miles (18,902.26 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,739.52 miles (18,892.88 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,724.41 miles (18,868.56 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,710.77 miles (18,846.61 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,703.13 miles (18,834.32 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,691.71 miles (18,815.94 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,627.81 miles (18,713.09 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,599.42 miles (18,667.41 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,515.30 miles (18,532.04 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,504.31 miles (18,514.35 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,502.86 miles (18,512.02 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |