Nonstop flight route between Tau, American Samoa and Plovdiv, Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tau Airport (TAV), Tau, American Samoa and Plovdiv Airport (PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,330 miles (or 16,625 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 Plovdiv 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 Plovdiv 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 / |
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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: | PDV / LBPD |
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Location: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'4"N by 24°51'52"E |
Area Served: | Plovdiv |
Operator/Owner: | Letishte Plovdiv EAD |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 597 feet (182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PDV |
More Information: | PDV 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.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tau Airport", other names for TAV include "none" and "HI36".
- Tau Airport (TAV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Plovdiv Airport (PDV):
- On 2 October 1947, the regional newspaper "Fatherland Voice" reported that over a period of 45 days 1,500 passengers were carried, noting that the flights were always on time.
- Plovdiv Airport handled 8,752 passengers last year.
- Plovdiv Airport (PDV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Plovdiv Airport", other names for PDV include "Krumovo Airport" and "Летище Пловдив".
- Because of Plovdiv Airport's relatively low elevation of 597 feet, planes can take off or land at Plovdiv 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.
- On 2 May 1962 the airport operations moved to the Graf Ignatievo Airbase north of the city.
- The closest airport to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Haskovo Malevo Airport (HKV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) E of PDV.
- The furthest airport from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,355 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 18 December 1982 the first aircraft TU-134 arrived, a charter flight from Amsterdam, the beginning of a new era for Plovdiv Airport.