Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Ironwood, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD), Ironwood, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,544 miles (or 10,531 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 Gogebic-Iron County 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 Gogebic-Iron County 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: | IWD / KIWD |
Airport Name: | Gogebic-Iron County Airport |
Location: | Ironwood, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°31'39"N by 90°7'53"W |
Area Served: | Ironwood, Michigan / Ashland, Wisconsin |
Operator/Owner: | Gogebic County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1230 feet (375 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IWD |
More Information: | IWD 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.
- Since then, the airport terminal was rebuilt and a new paved runway was installed.
- There is only one rigid and roughly surfaced runway.
- Asau Airport is a small domestic airfield located in the thick dense jungle at the northwest end of Savai'i in Samoa.
- 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.
Facts about Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD):
- Frontier Express provided service to Rhinelander, continuing on to Milwaukee until March 8, 2012.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,524 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,092 in 2009, and 944 in 2010.
- Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,857 miles (17,473 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of IWD.