Nonstop flight route between Hyderabad, India and Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), Hyderabad, India and Faleolo International Airport (APW), Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,767 miles (or 12,500 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 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Faleolo 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 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Faleolo 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: | HYD / VOHS |
| Airport Name: | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport |
| Location: | Hyderabad, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°14'23"N by 78°25'41"E |
| Area Served: | Hyderabad |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2024 feet (617 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYD |
| More Information: | HYD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APW / NSFA |
| Airport Name: | Faleolo International Airport |
| Location: | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°49'46"S by 172°0'29"W |
| Area Served: | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APW |
| More Information: | APW Maps & Info |
Facts about Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD):
- The airport features as the top among Indian airports in the ranking of world airports for the year 2013 by Skytrax.
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) has 2 runways.
- GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd.
- The furthest airport from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,587 miles (18,648 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In the second phase of the airport development, Terminal 1 will be expanded to an area of 260,000 m2 to cater to the growing demand.
- The vehicle fuelling facilities at the airside are operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
- The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority plans to develop a hotel corridor called Regal Broadway to cater to an estimated five million visitors to the city travelling through the international airport in 2008.
- The closest airport to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) is Begumpet Airport (BPM), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of HYD.
Facts about Faleolo International Airport (APW):
- Because of Faleolo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Faleolo 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 airport resides at an elevation of 58 feet above mean sea level.
- Small turboprop aircraft connect American and independent Samoa.
- Faleolo International Airport (APW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boeing 737.
- The closest airport to Faleolo International Airport (APW) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) WNW of APW.
- The furthest airport from Faleolo International Airport (APW) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Faleolo International Airport (meaning Faleolo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
