Nonstop flight route between Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa and San Diego, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Faleolo International Airport (APW), Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa and Montgomery Field (MYF), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,845 miles (or 7,797 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 Montgomery Field, 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 Montgomery Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Faleolo International Airport (APW):

• 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.
• Faleolo Tower has some jurisdiction over the airspace of American Samoa and Tonga as well as its own airspace.
• The closest airport to Faleolo International Airport (APW) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) WNW of APW.
• Faleolo International Airport (APW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boeing 737.
• 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.

Facts about Montgomery Field (MYF):

• Montgomery Field (MYF) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Montgomery Field (MYF) is MCAS Miramar, (NKX), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) N of MYF.
• The airport opened in July 1940 as "Gibbs Field" as an all-way clay and gravel surface airfield.
• In addition to being known as "Montgomery Field", another name for MYF is "Gibbs AF Auxiliary Field".
• Montgomery Field is a public airport in San Diego, California, United States, six miles north of downtown San Diego.
• The furthest airport from Montgomery Field (MYF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,534 miles (18,562 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Montgomery Field's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery Field 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.