Nonstop flight route between Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa and Faya-Largeau, Chad:
Departure Airport:
(13°49'46"S by 172°0'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E)
Distance from APW to FYT:
11,645.97 miles (18,742.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Faleolo International Airport (APW), Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa and Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), Faya-Largeau, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,646 miles (or 18,742 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 Faleolo International Airport and Faya-Largeau 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 Faleolo International Airport and Faya-Largeau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APW / NSFA |
| Airport Name: | Faleolo International Airport |
| Location: | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°49'46"S by 172°0'29"W |
| Area Served: | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APW |
| More Information: | APW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FYT / FTTY |
| Airport Name: | Faya-Largeau Airport |
| Location: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°55'0"N by 19°6'38"E |
| Area Served: | Faya-Largeau, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 771 feet (235 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FYT |
| More Information: | FYT Maps & Info |
Facts about Faleolo International Airport (APW):
- The site and location of the current airport was originally known as Faleolo Airfield.
- Faleolo International Airport (APW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Faleolo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Faleolo International 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 furthest airport from Faleolo International Airport (APW) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Faleolo International Airport (meaning Faleolo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
- The closest airport to Faleolo International Airport (APW) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) WNW of APW.
Facts about Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT):
- Because of Faya-Largeau Airport's relatively low elevation of 771 feet, planes can take off or land at Faya-Largeau 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 Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Abéché Airport (AEH), which is located 304 miles (489 kilometers) SSE of FYT.
- Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is nearly antipodal to Faya-Largeau Airport (meaning Faya-Largeau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rarotonga International Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- On 16 February 1976, Douglas C-47A TT-LAG of the Force Aérienne Tchadienne was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Faya-Largeau Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.83 miles (28.70 km) WNW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa |     |
| 2 | 17.94 miles (28.86 km) E | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 3 | 47.25 miles (76.05 km) WNW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 4 | 93.00 miles (149.66 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 158.66 miles (255.34 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 169.65 miles (273.03 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 175.31 miles (282.13 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 270.34 miles (435.06 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 9 | 284.22 miles (457.41 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 388.10 miles (624.59 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 11 | 407.34 miles (655.55 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 438.88 miles (706.31 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 552.24 miles (888.74 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 557.42 miles (897.08 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 15 | 605.01 miles (973.66 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,373.44 miles (19,913.07 km) ENE | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,370.13 miles (19,907.75 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,308.54 miles (19,808.63 km) NNW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,249.13 miles (19,713.01 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,240.41 miles (19,698.98 km) ENE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,220.10 miles (19,666.30 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 7 | 12,215.57 miles (19,659.01 km) NNE | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 12,141.28 miles (19,539.45 km) NNW | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,130.17 miles (19,521.56 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,099.94 miles (19,472.91 km) N | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,091.60 miles (19,459.50 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 12 | 12,067.85 miles (19,421.27 km) WNW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 12,048.87 miles (19,390.73 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 14 | 12,045.22 miles (19,384.85 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 15 | 12,013.98 miles (19,334.57 km) NNE | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 303.88 miles (489.04 km) SSE | Abéché Airport (AEH) | Abéché, Chad | |
| 2 | 323.06 miles (519.91 km) S | Oum-Hadjer Airport (OUM) | Oum Hadjer, Chad | |
| 3 | 327.49 miles (527.04 km) S | Ati Airport (ATV) | Ati, Chad | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) SW | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 5 | 378.99 miles (609.92 km) SE | Geneina Airport (EGN) | Geneina, Sudan | |
| 6 | 398.12 miles (640.71 km) S | Mongo Airport (MVO) | Mongo, Chad | |
| 7 | 405.65 miles (652.84 km) SSW | Bokoro Airport (BKR) | Bokoro, Chad | |
| 8 | 424.32 miles (682.87 km) SW | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 9 | 445.80 miles (717.44 km) S | Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) | Abou-Deia, Chad | |
| 10 | 480.76 miles (773.71 km) S | Melfi Airport (MEF) | Melfi, Chad | |
| 11 | 481.79 miles (775.36 km) S | Am Timan Airport (AMC) | Am Timan, Chad | |
| 12 | 483.33 miles (777.84 km) SW | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 13 | 487.75 miles (784.96 km) S | Zakouma Airport (AKM) | Zakouma, Chad | |
| 14 | 508.88 miles (818.96 km) SE | El Fashir Airport (ELF) | El Fasher, Sudan | |
| 15 | 510.41 miles (821.43 km) NNE | Kufra Airport (AKF) | Kufra, Libya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,199.06 miles (19,632.44 km) SSW | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 12,189.66 miles (19,617.31 km) WSW | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 12,159.11 miles (19,568.14 km) SW | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 12,100.50 miles (19,473.81 km) SW | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,916.03 miles (19,176.95 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,856.91 miles (19,081.79 km) W | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,839.35 miles (19,053.54 km) E | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 8 | 11,825.23 miles (19,030.81 km) W | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,815.28 miles (19,014.81 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 11,810.37 miles (19,006.90 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,799.42 miles (18,989.28 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,780.44 miles (18,958.73 km) W | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,745.15 miles (18,901.94 km) WSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,738.86 miles (18,891.81 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,703.92 miles (18,835.59 km) W | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |