Nonstop flight route between Apia, Samoa and Bern, Switzerland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa and Bern Airport (BRN), Bern, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,152 miles (or 16,338 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 Fagali'i Airport and Bern 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 Fagali'i Airport and Bern Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGI / NSFI |
Airport Name: | Fagali'i Airport |
Location: | Apia, Samoa |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W |
Area Served: | Apia |
Operator/Owner: | Samoa Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FGI |
More Information: | FGI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRN / LSZB |
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Location: | Bern, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E |
Area Served: | Bern, Switzerland |
Operator/Owner: | ALPAR Flug- und Flugplatz- gesellschaft AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1673 feet (510 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BRN |
More Information: | BRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Fagali'i Airport (FGI):
- Fagali'i Airport (FGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 1 July 2009, Polynesian Airlines reopened Fagali'i airport and resumed a service that included international flights to Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- The furthest airport from Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Fagali'i Airport (meaning Fagali'i Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,936 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
- The closest airport to Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of FGI.
- Fagali'i Airport was previously owned and operated by Polynesian Airlines and the Samoa Government.
Facts about Bern Airport (BRN):
- The closest airport to Bern Airport (BRN) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of BRN.
- In addition to being known as "Bern Airport", other names for BRN include "Regionalflugplatz Bern-Belp" and "LSZB / LSMB".
- The aircraft of the air transport service of the Swiss Air Force are stationed at Bern Airport.
- Bern Airport (BRN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bern Airport (BRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bern Airport (meaning Bern Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.