Nonstop flight route between Rouen, France and Asau, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rouen Airport (URO), Rouen, France and Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,933 miles (or 15,985 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 Rouen 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 Rouen 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: | URO / LFOP |
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Location: | Rouen, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°23'26"N by 1°11'2"E |
Area Served: | Rouen, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from URO |
More Information: | URO 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 Rouen Airport (URO):
- Because of Rouen Airport's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at Rouen 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 closest airport to Rouen Airport (URO) is Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of URO.
- In addition to being known as "Rouen Airport", another name for URO is "Aéroport de Rouen - Vallée de Seine".
- The furthest airport from Rouen Airport (URO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rouen Airport (meaning Rouen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,035 miles (19,369 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Rouen Airport (URO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):
- Samoa Air serves Asau daily.
- The closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- In 2003, a cyclone swept past Samoa and most of the South Pacific.
- 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.