Nonstop flight route between Franca, São Paulo, Brazil and Pago Pago, American Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC), Franca, São Paulo, Brazil and Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), Pago Pago, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,898 miles (or 12,710 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 Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport and Pago Pago International 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 Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport and Pago Pago International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRC / SIMK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°35'25"S by 47°22'57"W |
| Area Served: | Franca |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3291 feet (1,003 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRC |
| More Information: | FRC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPG / NSTU |
| Airport Name: | Pago Pago International Airport |
| Location: | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°16'45"S by 170°42'2"W |
| Area Served: | Pago Pago |
| Operator/Owner: | American Samoan Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPG |
| More Information: | PPG Maps & Info |
Facts about Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC):
- The furthest airport from Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (meaning Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.
- Tenente Lund Presetto State Airport is the airport serving Franca, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SW of FRC.
- In addition to being known as "Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport", another name for FRC is "Aeroporto Estadual Ten. Lund Presetto".
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport handled 2,105 passengers last year.
Facts about Pago Pago International Airport (PPG):
- Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) has 2 runways.
- Pago Pago International Airport went through its peak in aviation between 1975 and 1985.
- New terminal buildings and tarmac ramp areas were also constructed.
- A new US$12+ million Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Fire Crash station was completed in 2005.
- Pago Pago International Airport had historic significance with the U.S.
- Because of Pago Pago International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Pago Pago International 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 furthest airport from Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Pago Pago International Airport (meaning Pago Pago International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
- The closest airport to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Ofu Airport (OFU), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) E of PPG.
- The original runway alignments were 09/27 x 500 feet ) and 14/32 x 200 feet ) and were constructed of compact coral with capability to handle 65 fighter aircraft and 12 medium to heavy bombers.
