Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ), Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,116 miles (or 16,280 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 Gorna Oryahovitsa 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 Gorna Oryahovitsa 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: | GOZ / LBGO |
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Location: | Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°9'5"N by 25°42'46"E |
Area Served: | Gorna Oryahovitsa |
Operator/Owner: | State owned |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 280 feet (85 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOZ |
More Information: | GOZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Asau Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of AAU.
Facts about Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ):
- The closest airport to Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Ruse Airport (ROU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of GOZ.
- Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport's relatively low elevation of 280 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorna Oryahovitsa 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport", other names for GOZ include "Летище Горна Оряховица", "Letishte Gorna Oryahovitsa" and "Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport".
- The airport has been equipped with a high intensity light system – First Category, for landing and taking off in conditions of poor visibility.
- The furthest airport from Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport (GOZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.