Nonstop flight route between Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany and Apia, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hannover Airport (HAJ), Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany and Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,768 miles (or 15,720 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 Hannover Airport and Fagali'i 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 Hannover Airport and Fagali'i Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAJ / EDDV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'38"N by 9°41'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Hannover, Germany | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | public | 
| Elevation: | 183 feet (56 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HAJ | 
| More Information: | HAJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Hannover Airport (HAJ):
- In the 1990s trials to establish intercontinental services to the United States and Canada were stopped due to low passenger numbers.
- Hannover Airport has 3 passenger terminals named A, B, and C.
- As of November 2013 concourse A is closed for refurbishment scheduled until July 2014.
- In addition to being known as "Hannover Airport", another name for HAJ is "Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen".
- The closest airport to Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Celle Air Base (ZCN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of HAJ.
- The furthest airport from Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,776 miles (18,952 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Hannover Airport's relatively low elevation of 183 feet, planes can take off or land at Hannover 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.
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) has 3 runways.
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.
- Rumours have since re-surfaced within the aviation community regarding the possibility of having the airstrip re-opened as the country's flag carrier has since downsized to 2 Turboprop DHC 6 Twin Otter aircraft and single BN2 Britten-Norman Islander.
- 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.




