Nonstop flight route between Flint, Michigan, United States and Asau, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bishop International Airport (FNT), Flint, Michigan, United States and Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,796 miles (or 10,937 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 Bishop International Airport and Asau 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 Bishop International Airport and Asau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bishop International Airport (FNT):
- Artwork depicting a Paper Airplane in the Terminal
- Bishop International Airport (FNT) has 2 runways.
- The renovation and expansion of the terminal, originally built in 1993, is due to be completed in the fall of 2012 and was designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills.
- On October 6, 2012, a new Transportation Security Administration checkpoint opened in the terminal.
- The closest airport to Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Oakland County International Airport (PTK), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SE of FNT.
- Bishop International Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport located in Flint, Michigan.
- The Bishop International Airport Authority is the joint public authority created by Genesee County and the city of Flint to run Bishop International Airport.
- 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.
- In early February 2007, Bishop International Airport unveiled a comprehensive 5-year developmental plan that would be slated for continuation through late 2011.
Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):
- Asau Airport is a small domestic airfield located in the thick dense jungle at the northwest end of Savai'i in Samoa.
- In 2003, a cyclone swept past Samoa and most of the South Pacific.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of AAU.
- Samoa Air serves Asau daily.