Nonstop flight route between Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil and Asau, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil and Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,819 miles (or 14,193 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 Barreirinhas Airport and Asau 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 Barreirinhas Airport and Asau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRB / SBRR |
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| Location: | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°45'23"S by 42°48'20"W |
| Area Served: | Barreirinhas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRB |
| More Information: | BRB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Barreirinhas Airport (BRB):
- A new runway is presently under construction.
- In addition to being known as "Barreirinhas Airport", another name for BRB is "Aeroporto de Barreirinhas".
- Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 1 km from downtown Barreirinhas.
- The furthest airport from Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Frans Kaisiepo Airport (BIK), which is nearly antipodal to Barreirinhas Airport (meaning Barreirinhas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Frans Kaisiepo Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Biak, Indonesia.
- Because of Barreirinhas Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Barreirinhas 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 Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) E of BRB.
Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):
- There is only one rigid and roughly surfaced runway.
- In 2003, a cyclone swept past Samoa and most of the South Pacific.
- Samoa Air serves Asau daily.
- The closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of AAU.
- 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.
