Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°28'59"S by 58°49'1"W)
Distance from AAU to NEC:
6,862.41 miles (11,043.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Necochea Airport (NEC), Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,862 miles (or 11,044 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 Asau Airport and Necochea 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 Asau Airport and Necochea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAU / NSAU |
| Airport Name: | Asau Airport |
| Location: | Asau, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W |
| Area Served: | Asau, Savai'i, Samoa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAU |
| More Information: | AAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEC / SAZO |
| Airport Name: | Necochea Airport |
| Location: | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°28'59"S by 58°49'1"W |
| Area Served: | Necochea |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 72 feet (22 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEC |
| More Information: | NEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):
- The furthest airport from Asau Airport (AAU) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Asau Airport (meaning Asau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,987 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
- Asau Airport is a small domestic airfield located in the thick dense jungle at the northwest end of Savai'i in Samoa.
- Since then, the airport terminal was rebuilt and a new paved runway was installed.
- Only Twin Otter and Britten-Norman Islander planes can land and take off this small airport, generally because the runway and tarmac cannot handle any other larger and heavier aircraft.
- The closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of AAU.
Facts about Necochea Airport (NEC):
- The furthest airport from Necochea Airport (NEC) is Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which is nearly antipodal to Necochea Airport (meaning Necochea Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport), and is located 12,398 miles (19,953 kilometers) away in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
- Necochea Airport (NEC) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Necochea Airport (NEC) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ENE of NEC.
- Because of Necochea Airport's relatively low elevation of 72 feet, planes can take off or land at Necochea 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.73 miles (47.85 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa |     |
| 2 | 47.25 miles (76.05 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 3 | 64.04 miles (103.07 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 139.90 miles (225.14 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 203.90 miles (328.15 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 214.97 miles (345.95 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 220.48 miles (354.83 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 240.67 miles (387.32 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 246.40 miles (396.54 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 368.96 miles (593.78 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 424.80 miles (683.65 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 447.91 miles (720.84 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 534.05 miles (859.47 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 559.73 miles (900.80 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 573.75 miles (923.35 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,419.27 miles (19,986.83 km) E | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,326.94 miles (19,838.24 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,309.64 miles (19,810.40 km) NW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,271.34 miles (19,748.77 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,266.62 miles (19,741.17 km) NE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,242.67 miles (19,702.62 km) N | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,194.03 miles (19,624.34 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 8 | 12,163.55 miles (19,575.28 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,151.17 miles (19,555.37 km) NNW | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,125.92 miles (19,514.72 km) N | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,096.12 miles (19,466.77 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 12 | 12,087.30 miles (19,452.58 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 13 | 12,071.72 miles (19,427.50 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 14 | 12,047.33 miles (19,388.25 km) ENE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 12,036.15 miles (19,370.26 km) NNE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.26 miles (87.33 km) ENE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 77.45 miles (124.65 km) ENE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 82.13 miles (132.17 km) W | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 89.74 miles (144.42 km) NNW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 5 | 130.17 miles (209.49 km) NE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 134.05 miles (215.73 km) NW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 167.67 miles (269.84 km) N | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 8 | 181.75 miles (292.49 km) W | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 182.02 miles (292.94 km) WNW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 247.46 miles (398.25 km) NW | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 11 | 247.89 miles (398.94 km) NNE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 253.42 miles (407.84 km) N | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 13 | 272.04 miles (437.81 km) N | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 276.84 miles (445.54 km) SW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 15 | 278.73 miles (448.58 km) N | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.34 miles (19,953.15 km) NNW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 2 | 12,361.38 miles (19,893.66 km) N | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 12,340.35 miles (19,859.82 km) NW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 4 | 12,330.60 miles (19,844.13 km) NNW | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 12,308.10 miles (19,807.92 km) NE | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 6 | 12,277.32 miles (19,758.39 km) NNE | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,266.86 miles (19,741.55 km) NE | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 12,255.78 miles (19,723.71 km) N | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 12,245.48 miles (19,707.14 km) ENE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 10 | 12,235.07 miles (19,690.38 km) NNW | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China | |
| 11 | 12,225.53 miles (19,675.04 km) ENE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 12,222.04 miles (19,669.42 km) N | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 13 | 12,192.53 miles (19,621.93 km) ENE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 14 | 12,190.02 miles (19,617.88 km) WNW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 15 | 12,187.06 miles (19,613.12 km) NNW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |