Nonstop flight route between Asau, Samoa and Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°27'38"N by 123°43'6"W)
Distance from AAU to YHS:
5,267.45 miles (8,477.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa and Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS), Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,267 miles (or 8,477 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 Sechelt Aerodrome, 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 Sechelt Aerodrome. 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: | YHS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'38"N by 123°43'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | District of Sechelt |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHS |
| More Information: | YHS Maps & Info |
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.
- Asau Airport is a small domestic airfield located in the thick dense jungle at the northwest end of Savai'i in Samoa.
- There is only one rigid and roughly surfaced runway.
- This airport is open daily for 12 hours a day.
- Samoa Air serves Asau daily.
- 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.
Facts about Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS):
- Because of Sechelt Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Sechelt Aerodrome 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 furthest airport from Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NW of YHS.
- In addition to being known as "Sechelt Aerodrome", another name for YHS is "CAP3".
- Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 17.20 miles (27.68 km) NW | Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT) | Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 2 | 22.37 miles (36.01 km) SSW | Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 28.88 miles (46.48 km) SSW | Nanaimo Airport (YCD) | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) ESE | Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 30.28 miles (48.74 km) SE | Vancouver International Airport (YVR) | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 31.54 miles (50.75 km) WSW | Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 33.36 miles (53.69 km) NE | Squamish Airport (YSE) | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 39.27 miles (63.21 km) WNW | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 41.72 miles (67.14 km) SE | Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) | Delta, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 43.33 miles (69.73 km) SSE | Ganges Water Aerodrome (YGG) | Ganges, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 43.47 miles (69.95 km) NW | Powell River Airport (YPW) | Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 45.16 miles (72.68 km) SSE | Mayne Island Water Aerodrome (YAV) | Miner's Bay, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 48.33 miles (77.78 km) ESE | Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 48.52 miles (78.08 km) S | Duncan Airport (DUQ) | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 54.10 miles (87.06 km) SSE | Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW) | Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,676.33 miles (17,181.84 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,616.27 miles (17,085.19 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,591.71 miles (17,045.66 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,579.47 miles (17,025.97 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,576.08 miles (17,020.51 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,549.17 miles (16,977.20 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,548.24 miles (16,975.71 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,536.26 miles (16,956.43 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,521.97 miles (16,933.43 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,512.21 miles (16,917.72 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,492.02 miles (16,885.23 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 12 | 10,486.54 miles (16,876.40 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,462.32 miles (16,837.42 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 14 | 10,460.80 miles (16,834.98 km) ESE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,443.48 miles (16,807.11 km) SE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |