Nonstop flight route between Apia, Samoa and Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa and Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,600 miles (or 10,621 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 Gerardo Tobar López 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 Gerardo Tobar López Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUN / SKBU |
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Location: | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°49'10"N by 76°59'22"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUN |
More Information: | BUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Fagali'i Airport (FGI):
- 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.
- Fagali'i Airport (FGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 is an airport located Fagali'i, Samoa.
Facts about Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN):
- Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of BUN.
- Because of Gerardo Tobar López Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Gerardo Tobar López 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gerardo Tobar López Airport", another name for BUN is "Aeropuerto Gerardo Tobar López".
- The furthest airport from Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) is Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS), which is nearly antipodal to Gerardo Tobar López Airport (meaning Gerardo Tobar López Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fatmawati Soekarno Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Bengkulu, Indonesia.