Nonstop flight route between Apia, Samoa and Varna, Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa and Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), Varna, Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,098 miles (or 16,251 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 Varna Airport Aksakovo, 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 Varna Airport Aksakovo. 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: | VAR / LBWN |
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Location: | Varna, Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°13'54"N by 27°49'29"E |
Area Served: | Varna |
Operator/Owner: | Fraport Twin Star Airport Management |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAR |
More Information: | VAR 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.
- 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.
- On 1 July 2009, Polynesian Airlines reopened Fagali'i airport and resumed a service that included international flights to Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- 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 Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR):
- The furthest airport from Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,224 miles (18,063 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2012, the airport handled 1,211,196 passengers, a 4.1% increase compared to 1,163,884 handled in 2011.
- In addition to being known as "Varna Airport Aksakovo", another name for VAR is "Летище Варна Аксаково".
- The history of the airport dates back to 1916 when two sheds for the first hydro-port in Bulgaria were built in the Peinerdzhik area.
- The closest airport to Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) is Burgas Airport (BOJ), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) SSW of VAR.
- The taxi piazza are located in front of Terminal 1 "Departures".
- Varna Airport Aksakovo handled 132,000 passengers last year.
- Because of Varna Airport Aksakovo's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Varna Airport Aksakovo 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.
- Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- There are domestic and international flights to about 75 destinations in 29 countries, more than 65 Bulgarian and foreign airlines.