Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Compton, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°53'24"N by 118°14'36"W)
Distance from AAU to CPM:
4,845.76 miles (7,798.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM), Compton, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,846 miles (or 7,798 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 Compton/Woodley 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 Compton/Woodley 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: | CPM / KCPM |
| Airport Name: | Compton/Woodley Airport |
| Location: | Compton, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°53'24"N by 118°14'36"W |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPM |
| More Information: | CPM Maps & Info |
Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):
- The small tarmac can only fit two Twin Otter planes, with an aircraft parking shed located near the tarmac.
- This airport is open daily for 12 hours a day.
- 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.
- Since then, the airport terminal was rebuilt and a new paved runway was installed.
Facts about Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM):
- Because of Compton/Woodley Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Compton/Woodley 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.
- Compton/Woodley Airport covers 77 acres and has two asphalt runways, each 3,322 x 60 ft.
- The closest airport to Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WNW of CPM.
- Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
| 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 | 5.72 miles (9.21 km) WNW | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 2 | 7.26 miles (11.69 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 3 | 7.26 miles (11.69 km) SE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 4 | 8.14 miles (13.10 km) SW | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 5 | 10.10 miles (16.26 km) WNW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 6 | 14.74 miles (23.73 km) NW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 7 | 15.18 miles (24.44 km) E | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 18.08 miles (29.09 km) NE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 9 | 22.44 miles (36.12 km) NNW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 10 | 26.15 miles (42.09 km) SE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 11 | 26.21 miles (42.18 km) NNW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 12 | 27.31 miles (43.94 km) NNW | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 13 | 29.90 miles (48.12 km) ENE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 14 | 32.93 miles (53.00 km) ESE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 34.94 miles (56.24 km) SSW | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.42 miles (18,485.56 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,473.95 miles (18,465.49 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,461.01 miles (18,444.66 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,455.38 miles (18,435.61 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,358.54 miles (18,279.75 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,238.24 miles (18,086.14 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,232.99 miles (18,077.70 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,197.38 miles (18,020.40 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,105.83 miles (17,873.05 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,072.86 miles (17,819.99 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,068.67 miles (17,813.25 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,060.48 miles (17,800.08 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,049.94 miles (17,783.11 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,039.08 miles (17,765.64 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,029.06 miles (17,749.50 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |