Nonstop flight route between Tau, American Samoa and Flint, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa and Bishop International Airport (FNT), Flint, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,675 miles (or 10,743 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 Bishop International 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 Bishop International 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: | FNT / KFNT | 
| Airport Name: | Bishop International Airport | 
| Location: | Flint, Michigan, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°57'56"N by 83°44'36"W | 
| Area Served: | Flint, Michigan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 782 feet (238 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FNT | 
| More Information: | FNT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Tau Airport (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.
- 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 (TAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Bishop International Airport (FNT):
- Several car rental agencies are available at the airport.
- The completed terminal was dedicated on November 13, 2012.
- Bishop International Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport located in Flint, Michigan.
- Bishop International Airport (FNT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Oakland County International Airport (PTK), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SE of FNT.
- On December 12, 2011, four people from Saginaw were arrested at Bishop International Airport trying to smuggle 122 pounds of marijuana from Phoenix.
- Because of Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 782 feet, planes can take off or land at Bishop International 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 Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,098 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Bishop International Airport's air traffic control tower controls the airport and the Class C airspace around it.




