Nonstop flight route between Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Apia, Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W)
Distance from EMA to FGI:
9,692.21 miles (15,598.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,692 miles (or 15,598 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 East Midlands Airport and Fagali'i 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 East Midlands Airport and Fagali'i Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX |
| Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport |
| Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W |
| Area Served: | East Midlands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EMA |
| More Information: | EMA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGI / NSFI |
| Airport Name: | Fagali'i Airport |
| Location: | Apia, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W |
| Area Served: | Apia |
| Operator/Owner: | Samoa Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FGI |
| More Information: | FGI Maps & Info |
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- BMI had its maintenance base at the airport.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- With growing passenger and cargo traffic, further expansion was proposed for the airport in 1992.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- East Midlands Airport is the second largest cargo airport in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow.
- In September 2006 Plane Stupid blocked a taxiway at the airport for four hours.
Facts about Fagali'i Airport (FGI):
- Fagali'i Airport (FGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of FGI.
- The furthest airport from Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Fagali'i Airport (meaning Fagali'i Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,936 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
- The proposal to re-open the airport was controversial and attracted criticism both for the safety and environmental issues with the airport's configuration and for the potential burden on local communities should the scheme fail.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.13 miles (46.88 km) ESE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) SW | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 32.32 miles (52.02 km) SSW | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.99 miles (62.74 km) N | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 42.68 miles (68.69 km) SSE | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 46.48 miles (74.81 km) NNE | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 51.62 miles (83.08 km) ENE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 53.38 miles (85.90 km) NW | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 56.53 miles (90.97 km) SE | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 59.66 miles (96.02 km) SSE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 62.88 miles (101.20 km) NE | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 65.36 miles (105.19 km) NE | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 68.69 miles (110.55 km) S | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 72.07 miles (115.99 km) WNW | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 72.67 miles (116.95 km) WNW | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,827.10 miles (19,033.82 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,813.76 miles (19,012.35 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,796.32 miles (18,984.29 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,794.26 miles (18,980.98 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,774.93 miles (18,949.87 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,763.64 miles (18,931.69 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,757.08 miles (18,921.14 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,744.65 miles (18,901.13 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,734.89 miles (18,885.43 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,732.67 miles (18,881.86 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,732.28 miles (18,881.22 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,707.16 miles (18,840.81 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,698.91 miles (18,827.52 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,691.76 miles (18,816.02 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,680.52 miles (18,797.93 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.94 miles (28.86 km) W | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 2 | 35.43 miles (57.03 km) WNW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 3 | 64.04 miles (103.07 km) WNW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 4 | 75.87 miles (122.10 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 140.80 miles (226.60 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 151.81 miles (244.31 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 157.45 miles (253.38 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 285.85 miles (460.04 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 9 | 302.13 miles (486.24 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 380.96 miles (613.10 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 11 | 425.04 miles (684.03 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 444.19 miles (714.85 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 557.87 miles (897.80 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 572.36 miles (921.12 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 15 | 621.58 miles (1,000.34 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,387.88 miles (19,936.31 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,356.11 miles (19,885.18 km) ENE | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,311.09 miles (19,812.73 km) N | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,245.05 miles (19,706.44 km) NNE | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,224.18 miles (19,672.86 km) ENE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,220.70 miles (19,667.27 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 7 | 12,209.96 miles (19,649.97 km) NNE | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 12,143.09 miles (19,542.37 km) N | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,122.44 miles (19,509.13 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,095.56 miles (19,465.88 km) NNE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,090.28 miles (19,457.38 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 12 | 12,083.98 miles (19,447.24 km) WNW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 12,032.40 miles (19,364.22 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 14 | 12,027.29 miles (19,356.00 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 15 | 12,012.16 miles (19,331.64 km) NW | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |