Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Podgorica Airport (TGD), Golubovci (near Podgorica), Montenegro would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,320 miles (or 16,609 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 Podgorica 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 Podgorica Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):

• 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.
• 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.
• In 2003, a cyclone swept past Samoa and most of the South Pacific.

Facts about Podgorica Airport (TGD):

• Airport is located in Zeta Plain, near the town of Golubovci.
• A major renovation and expansion took place in 2006, with a refurbishment and extension of the apron and improvements to the taxiways system, airfield lighting system and power supply.
• Because of Podgorica Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Podgorica 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.
• Military facilities include a 200-acre airbase area adjacent to the main runway, as well as Šipčanik complex.
• The furthest airport from Podgorica Airport (TGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• After the war, passenger service resumed on April 8, 1947, with newly formed JAT flight to Belgrade on a Douglas C-47 converted for passenger use.
• World War 2 brought an end to passenger traffic at the airfield.
• Podgorica Airport is accessible by Podgorica - Bar road, via short detour.
• Podgorica Airport (TGD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Podgorica Airport", another name for TGD is "Аеродром Подгорица".
• The closest airport to Podgorica Airport (TGD) is Tivat Airport (TIV), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) W of TGD.