Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Annaba, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE), Annaba, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,825 miles (or 17,421 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 Rabah Bitat 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 Rabah Bitat 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: | AAE / DABB |
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Location: | Annaba, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'45"N by 7°48'50"E |
Area Served: | Annaba, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA-Constantine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAE |
More Information: | AAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):
- 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 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.
- The small tarmac can only fit two Twin Otter planes, with an aircraft parking shed located near the tarmac.
Facts about Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE):
- In addition to being known as "Rabah Bitat Airport", another name for AAE is "El Mellah Airport".
- Because of Rabah Bitat Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Rabah Bitat 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 Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) is Skikda Airport (SKI), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of AAE.
- The terminal has an annual capacity of 500,000 passengers.
- Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) has 2 runways.
- During World War II the airport was known as Bone Airfield, and was used by the German Luftwaffe.
- The furthest airport from Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.