Nonstop flight route between Fangatau, French Polynesia and Alghero, Sardinia, Italy:
Departure Airport:
(15°49'10"S by 140°53'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E)
Distance from FGU to AHO:
9,919.51 miles (15,963.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fangatau Airport (FGU), Fangatau, French Polynesia and Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,920 miles (or 15,964 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 Fangatau Airport and Alghero-Fertilia 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 Fangatau Airport and Alghero-Fertilia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGU / NTGB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fangatau, French Polynesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°49'10"S by 140°53'12"W |
| Area Served: | Fangatau, Tuamotu, French Polynesia |
| Operator/Owner: | DSEAC Polynésie Française |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FGU |
| More Information: | FGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHO / LIEA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E |
| Area Served: | Alghero |
| Operator/Owner: | Sogeaal S.p.a. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHO |
| More Information: | AHO Maps & Info |
Facts about Fangatau Airport (FGU):
- The closest airport to Fangatau Airport (FGU) is Raroia Airport (RRR), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) W of FGU.
- The furthest airport from Fangatau Airport (FGU) is Massawa International Airport (MSW), which is nearly antipodal to Fangatau Airport (meaning Fangatau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Massawa International Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,984 kilometers) away in Massawa, Eritrea.
- Fangatau Airport (FGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fangatau Airport", another name for FGU is "Aérodrome de Fangatau".
- Because of Fangatau Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Fangatau 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.
Facts about Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO):
- The furthest airport from Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (meaning Alghero-Fertilia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Alghero-Fertilia Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Alghero-Fertilia 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.
- During the early 1960s the civil activities moved on the east side of the property and an old hangar was used as a passenger terminal.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport handled 1,518,870 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Alghero-Fertilia Airport", another name for AHO is "Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia".
- The closest airport to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) ENE of AHO.
- 30 March 2009, Alghero Airport became a Ryanair hub, with two aircraft with their crews based there.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 106.80 miles (171.87 km) W | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia |     |
| 2 | 155.85 miles (250.82 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 191.15 miles (307.62 km) WSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 277.00 miles (445.79 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 307.56 miles (494.97 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 317.31 miles (510.67 km) W | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 323.98 miles (521.39 km) WSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 358.69 miles (577.25 km) WNW | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 368.03 miles (592.28 km) W | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 370.84 miles (596.81 km) WNW | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 374.47 miles (602.65 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 383.70 miles (617.51 km) W | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 436.72 miles (702.83 km) NNE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 525.41 miles (845.56 km) W | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 589.68 miles (949.00 km) WSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,417.40 miles (19,983.82 km) WNW | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 2 | 12,397.92 miles (19,952.46 km) NNE | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) N | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 12,271.85 miles (19,749.57 km) N | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 12,249.11 miles (19,712.98 km) E | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 6 | 12,234.05 miles (19,688.75 km) NE | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 12,212.59 miles (19,654.21 km) ENE | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 8 | 12,182.56 miles (19,605.88 km) NNE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 12,170.95 miles (19,587.20 km) N | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 12,168.98 miles (19,584.03 km) WNW | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 11 | 12,158.14 miles (19,566.59 km) NNE | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 12 | 12,155.03 miles (19,561.58 km) NNE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 12,149.11 miles (19,552.05 km) NW | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 14 | 12,133.68 miles (19,527.21 km) NW | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 12,107.03 miles (19,484.33 km) N | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 66.65 miles (107.26 km) ENE | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) | Olbia, Italy | |
| 2 | 73.45 miles (118.20 km) NE | Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC) | Figari, Corsica, France | |
| 3 | 88.56 miles (142.52 km) ESE | Tortolì Airport (TTB) | Sardinia, Italy | |
| 4 | 93.22 miles (150.03 km) NNE | Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) | Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |
| 5 | 103.59 miles (166.72 km) SSE | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 6 | 133.40 miles (214.68 km) N | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 7 | 146.28 miles (235.41 km) NNE | Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA) | Bastia, Corsica, France | |
| 8 | 178.23 miles (286.84 km) NNE | Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) | Elba, Italy | |
| 9 | 200.69 miles (322.98 km) NNW | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| 10 | 202.93 miles (326.58 km) NNW | Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) | Toulon, France | |
| 11 | 205.51 miles (330.74 km) NE | Grosseto Airport (GRS) | Grosseto, Italy | |
| 12 | 212.72 miles (342.34 km) NNW | Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) | Cannes, France | |
| 13 | 216.73 miles (348.79 km) NNW | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) | Nice, France | |
| 14 | 218.43 miles (351.53 km) NNW | Monaco Heliport (MCM) | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 15 | 220.61 miles (355.03 km) ENE | Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) | Fiumicino (near Rome), Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,109.47 miles (19,488.26 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,872.06 miles (19,106.17 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,828.08 miles (19,035.40 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,800.80 miles (18,991.50 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,775.44 miles (18,950.68 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,775.07 miles (18,950.09 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,774.65 miles (18,949.42 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,771.03 miles (18,943.59 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,758.14 miles (18,922.84 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,741.27 miles (18,895.70 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,736.99 miles (18,888.80 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,736.29 miles (18,887.68 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,732.55 miles (18,881.67 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,718.47 miles (18,859.00 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,711.80 miles (18,848.27 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |