Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(15°18'24"S by 167°58'1"E)
Distance from AAU to LOD:
1,304.10 miles (2,098.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Longana Airport (LOD), Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,304 miles (or 2,099 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 relatively short distance between Asau Airport and Longana Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LOD / NVSG |
| Airport Name: | Longana Airport |
| Location: | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°18'24"S by 167°58'1"E |
| Area Served: | Longana, Aoba Island, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOD |
| More Information: | LOD 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.
- 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 closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of AAU.
- Samoa Air serves Asau daily.
- Asau Airport is a small domestic airfield located in the thick dense jungle at the northwest end of Savai'i in Samoa.
Facts about Longana Airport (LOD):
- The furthest airport from Longana Airport (LOD) is Sélibaby Airport (SEY), which is nearly antipodal to Longana Airport (meaning Longana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sélibaby Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Sélibaby, Mauritania.
- Because of Longana Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Longana 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 Longana Airport (LOD) is Sara Airport (SSR), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of LOD.
| 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 | 16.75 miles (26.95 km) SE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 22.69 miles (36.52 km) NNE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 40.95 miles (65.90 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) WSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 65.37 miles (105.21 km) SW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 66.28 miles (106.66 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 79.38 miles (127.76 km) NNW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 79.62 miles (128.14 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 89.18 miles (143.53 km) S | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 104.57 miles (168.28 km) NNW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 114.66 miles (184.52 km) N | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 116.13 miles (186.90 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 125.73 miles (202.34 km) SSE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 166.95 miles (268.67 km) S | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 248.81 miles (400.43 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,422.22 miles (19,991.58 km) NE | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,393.76 miles (19,945.78 km) NE | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,365.99 miles (19,901.08 km) NW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 4 | 12,348.63 miles (19,873.15 km) ENE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,338.86 miles (19,857.42 km) NNW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 12,338.34 miles (19,856.59 km) W | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 7 | 12,322.39 miles (19,830.91 km) ENE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 12,283.46 miles (19,768.27 km) NE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,281.18 miles (19,764.60 km) NNW | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 12,272.95 miles (19,751.35 km) W | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| 11 | 12,266.14 miles (19,740.38 km) ENE | Abbaye Airport (BGH) | Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,265.17 miles (19,738.83 km) N | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 12,259.24 miles (19,729.28 km) NNE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 14 | 12,258.48 miles (19,728.06 km) NNW | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 15 | 12,250.48 miles (19,715.19 km) WNW | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |