Nonstop flight route between Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa and Kigoma, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Faleolo International Airport (APW), Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa and Kigoma Airport (TKQ), Kigoma, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,467 miles (or 16,844 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 Kigoma 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 Kigoma 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: | TKQ / HTKA |
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Location: | Kigoma, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°53'5"S by 29°40'13"E |
Area Served: | Kigoma |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2700 feet (823 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TKQ |
More Information: | TKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Faleolo International Airport (APW):
- The site and location of the current airport was originally known as Faleolo Airfield.
- 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.
- Faleolo International Airport (APW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 58 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Kigoma Airport (TKQ):
- Kigoma Airport handled 37,652 passengers last year.
- Kigoma Airport (TKQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Kalemie Airport (FMI), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of TKQ.
- The furthest airport from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Kigoma Airport", another name for TKQ is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kigoma (Swahili)".