Nonstop flight route between Apia, Samoa and Loja, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°59'44"S by 79°22'18"W)
Distance from FGI to LOH:
6,310.92 miles (10,156.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa and Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH), Loja, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,311 miles (or 10,156 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 Camilo Ponce Enriquez 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 Camilo Ponce Enriquez 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: | LOH / SETM |
| Airport Name: | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport |
| Location: | Loja, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°59'44"S by 79°22'18"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4056 feet (1,236 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOH |
| More Information: | LOH Maps & Info |
Facts about Fagali'i Airport (FGI):
- Fagali'i Airport (FGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- On 1 July 2009, Polynesian Airlines reopened Fagali'i airport and resumed a service that included international flights to Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- 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 was previously owned and operated by Polynesian Airlines and the Samoa Government.
- The closest airport to Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of FGI.
Facts about Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH):
- Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) is José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SW of LOH.
- Because of Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport's high elevation of 4,056 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LOH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LOH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) is Sitiawan Airport (SWY), which is nearly antipodal to Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (meaning Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sitiawan Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Perak, Malaysia.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.27 miles (76.07 km) SW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 56.96 miles (91.67 km) NW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 76.02 miles (122.34 km) WNW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 4 | 80.98 miles (130.33 km) NNE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 119.46 miles (192.25 km) SW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 6 | 131.83 miles (212.16 km) NNW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 135.73 miles (218.43 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 8 | 145.57 miles (234.28 km) NE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 166.60 miles (268.11 km) NW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 184.70 miles (297.24 km) SE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 11 | 194.35 miles (312.78 km) NNE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 195.40 miles (314.47 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 13 | 200.07 miles (321.98 km) NNE | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 217.79 miles (350.50 km) NNW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 219.71 miles (353.59 km) NNE | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.80 miles (19,989.29 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 2 | 12,385.85 miles (19,933.04 km) NW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,349.65 miles (19,874.79 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,343.68 miles (19,865.18 km) NNE | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,342.63 miles (19,863.48 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,333.91 miles (19,849.45 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 12,333.91 miles (19,849.45 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,323.06 miles (19,832.00 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,313.13 miles (19,816.02 km) ENE | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,298.57 miles (19,792.58 km) ENE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,284.09 miles (19,769.27 km) N | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,272.81 miles (19,751.12 km) NW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,263.96 miles (19,736.88 km) NNE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,262.78 miles (19,734.99 km) NNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,258.17 miles (19,727.56 km) W | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |