Nonstop flight route between Apia, Samoa and Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa and Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO), Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,907 miles (or 12,726 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 Kadhdhoo 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 Kadhdhoo 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: | KDO / VRMK |
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| Location: | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°51'33"N by 73°31'18"E |
| Area Served: | Haddhunmathi Atoll, Maldives |
| Operator/Owner: | Maldives Airports Co. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDO |
| More Information: | KDO Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
Facts about Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO):
- Excavation for the runway began on 11 January 1982, and the final layer of the runway was completed on 6 April 1986.
- In addition to being known as "Kadhdhoo Airport", another name for KDO is "ކައްދޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް".
- Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kadhdhoo Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Kadhdhoo 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 Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Thimarafushi Airport (TMF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NW of KDO.
- Kadhdhoo Airport in a glance.
- The furthest airport from Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
