Nonstop flight route between Apia, Samoa and Walterboro, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°55'15"N by 80°38'26"W)
Distance from FGI to RBW:
6,797.44 miles (10,939.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa and Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), Walterboro, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,797 miles (or 10,939 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 Lowcountry Regional 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 Lowcountry Regional 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: | RBW / KRBW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'15"N by 80°38'26"W |
| Area Served: | Walterboro, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Walterboro & Colleton County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RBW |
| More Information: | RBW 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 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 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 Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW):
- Because of Lowcountry Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowcountry Regional 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.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Walterboro, a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States.
- The furthest airport from Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Initially Walterboro AAF was used primarily for training of B-25 Mitchell medium bomber pilots and aircrews, acting a sub-base of Columbia Army Airfield for follow-on training prior to the units being deployed to overseas combat theaters.
- The closest airport to Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Charleston International Airport (CHS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of RBW.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lowcountry Regional Airport", another name for RBW is "Walterboro Army Airfield".
| 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 | 34.84 miles (56.07 km) E | Charleston International Airport (CHS) | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 35.16 miles (56.59 km) S | Beaufort County Airport (BFT) | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 39.13 miles (62.97 km) NNW | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 48.25 miles (77.65 km) S | Hilton Head Airport (HHH) | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 49.14 miles (79.08 km) WNW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 63.85 miles (102.76 km) SSW | Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) | Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States | |
| 7 | 69.49 miles (111.84 km) SSW | Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) | Savannah, Georgia, United States | |
| 8 | 69.69 miles (112.16 km) N | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 70.57 miles (113.58 km) WSW | Statesboro-Bulloch County AirportStatesboro Army Air Field (TBR) | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 73.32 miles (118.00 km) N | Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 74.14 miles (119.31 km) ENE | Robert F. Swinnie Airport (ADR) | Andrews, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 75.34 miles (121.25 km) NNW | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) NNW | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 75.92 miles (122.19 km) NNE | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) NW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,527.33 miles (18,551.40 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,509.92 miles (18,523.38 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,496.66 miles (18,502.04 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,493.30 miles (18,496.62 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,492.37 miles (18,495.12 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,483.97 miles (18,481.62 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,478.51 miles (18,472.82 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,473.44 miles (18,464.67 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,467.65 miles (18,455.35 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,466.93 miles (18,454.18 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,454.26 miles (18,433.80 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,430.10 miles (18,394.91 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,418.92 miles (18,376.92 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,409.72 miles (18,362.12 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,380.39 miles (18,314.92 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |