Nonstop flight route between Apia, Samoa and Burlington, Vermont, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa and Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,305 miles (or 11,757 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 Fagali'i Airport and Burlington 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 Fagali'i Airport and Burlington 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 Fagali'i Airport (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.
• 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 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.

Facts about Burlington International Airport (BTV):

• With the onset of the Second World War, the United States Government created a Defense Zone extending inland 150 miles from the coastline, where private aircraft were restricted from operating.
• In 2009, the Airport Authority sought $45 million for an expansion.
• The furthest airport from Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,586 miles (18,646 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Burlington International Airport (BTV) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of BTV.
• The airport has used natural resources such as marble and granite, and maple for interior decoration, intended to give the airport a "Vermont Feel".
• Updates in January–February 2013 included the involvement of the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, Red Bull Skydiving Team, and the presumed flyovers of locally based 158th fighter wing F-16s.
• Burlington International Airport (BTV) has 2 runways.
• Burlington International Airport serves the Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area, which contained over 206,000 residents as of 2006 U.S.
• Because of Burlington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Burlington 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.