Nonstop flight route between Bratislava, Slovakia and Pago Pago, American Samoa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bratislava Airport (BTS), Bratislava, Slovakia and Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), Pago Pago, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,052 miles (or 16,177 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 Bratislava Airport and Pago Pago International 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 Bratislava Airport and Pago Pago International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bratislava Airport (BTS):

• The airport has one terminal – the original terminal A, built in 1970 was demolished in January 2011 and replaced by the new terminal A, serving departures and arrivals.
• Bratislava Airport can be reached from the city centre, which is 9 km away, or from D1 highway.
• Because of Bratislava Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at Bratislava 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 first regular flight between Prague and Bratislava occurred in 1923, by the new-formed carrier Czechoslovak Airlines.
• Bratislava Airport (BTS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Vienna International Airport (VIE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of BTS.
• Bratislava Airport handled 1,416,117 passengers last year.
• Bratislava serves as a base for the Slovak Government Flying Service as well as AirExplore, Go2Sky, Opera Jet, Samair, Travel Service Slovakia and VR Jet.
• In addition to being known as "Bratislava Airport", other names for BTS include "Milan Rastislav Štefánik Airport" and "Letisko M. R. Štefánika".
• The furthest airport from Bratislava Airport (BTS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Pago Pago International Airport (PPG):

• To facilitate aircraft with large payload requirements and long distance flights, runway 05/23 was expanded in early 2001 from an original runway length of 9,000 feet to the current 10,000 feet.
• Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Pago Pago International Airport (meaning Pago Pago International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
• Because of Pago Pago International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Pago Pago 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 airfield was first utilized on March 19, 1942 by U.S.
• Towards the end of its peak commercial passenger aviation period, Pago Pago International Airport also became an ideal refueling stopover for cargo carriers due to the low cost of fuel and landing fees at the time.
• Hawaiian Airlines is the only major airline serving Pago Pago International Airport.
• Daily inter-island flights between the Samoas are offered by Inter Island Airways and Polynesian Airlines.
• In conjunction with the airstrip at Tafuna, an emergency Bomber airstrip was also constructed in the village of Leone, known then as Leone Airfield in early 1943.
• The closest airport to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Ofu Airport (OFU), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) E of PPG.