Nonstop flight route between Tiksi, Russia and Asau, Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(71°41'51"N by 128°54'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W)
Distance from IKS to AAU:
6,464.13 miles (10,402.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tiksi Airport (IKS), Tiksi, Russia and Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,464 miles (or 10,403 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 Tiksi Airport and Asau 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 Tiksi Airport and Asau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKS / UEST |
| Airport Name: | Tiksi Airport |
| Location: | Tiksi, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 71°41'51"N by 128°54'10"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Russian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IKS |
| More Information: | IKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAU / NSAU |
| Airport Name: | Asau Airport |
| Location: | Asau, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W |
| Area Served: | Asau, Savai'i, Samoa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAU |
| More Information: | AAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Tiksi Airport (IKS):
- The furthest airport from Tiksi Airport (IKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,748 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Tiksi Airport (IKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tiksi Airport (IKS) is Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG), which is located 192 miles (309 kilometers) SE of IKS.
- Because of Tiksi Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tiksi 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 Asau Airport (AAU):
- The closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of AAU.
- Since then, the airport terminal was rebuilt and a new paved runway was installed.
- The furthest airport from Asau Airport (AAU) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Asau Airport (meaning Asau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,987 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
- In 2003, a cyclone swept past Samoa and most of the South Pacific.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 192.00 miles (308.99 km) SE | Ust-Kuyga Airport (UKG) | Ust-Kuyga, Sakha Republic, Russia |     |
| 2 | 272.16 miles (438.01 km) S | Sakkyryr Airport (SUK) | Batagay-Alyta, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 298.40 miles (480.23 km) ESE | Deputatsky Airport (DPT) | Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 4 | 312.06 miles (502.20 km) SSE | Batagay Airport (BQJ) | Batagay, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 5 | 428.32 miles (689.32 km) E | Chokurdakh Airport (CKH) | Chokurdakh, Russia | |
| 6 | 442.29 miles (711.79 km) WSW | Olenyok Airport (ONK) | Olenyok, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 458.78 miles (738.34 km) ESE | Belaya Gora Airport (BGN) | Belaya Gora, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 8 | 550.13 miles (885.35 km) WSW | Polyarny Airport (PYJ) | Polyarny, Yakutia, Russia | |
| 9 | 564.82 miles (908.98 km) WNW | Khatanga (HTG) | Khatanga, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 10 | 579.30 miles (932.29 km) SSW | Vilyuisk Airport (VYI) | Vilyuysk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 611.34 miles (983.85 km) SE | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 12 | 611.51 miles (984.13 km) SSW | Verkhnevilyuysk Airport (VHV) | Verkhnevilyuysk, Woehee Bueluue District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 641.89 miles (1,033.01 km) SSW | Nyurba Airport (NYR) | Nyurba, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 14 | 649.95 miles (1,046.00 km) SSE | Teply Klyuch Airport (KDY) | Khadynga, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 15 | 659.13 miles (1,060.77 km) ESE | Srednekolymsk Airport (SEK) | Srednekolymsk, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,747.53 miles (18,905.76 km) SSE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 11,166.54 miles (17,970.76 km) SSE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,102.33 miles (17,867.43 km) SSE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,045.13 miles (17,775.38 km) SSE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 5 | 11,038.90 miles (17,765.35 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 11,014.09 miles (17,725.41 km) SE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,940.21 miles (17,606.52 km) SSE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,904.98 miles (17,549.82 km) SE | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,819.61 miles (17,412.44 km) SE | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,819.19 miles (17,411.76 km) SE | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,742.00 miles (17,287.54 km) SSE | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,714.10 miles (17,242.63 km) SSE | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,610.62 miles (17,076.09 km) SE | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,582.18 miles (17,030.33 km) SSE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,577.10 miles (17,022.15 km) SSE | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.73 miles (47.85 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 2 | 47.25 miles (76.05 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 3 | 64.04 miles (103.07 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 139.90 miles (225.14 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 203.90 miles (328.15 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 214.97 miles (345.95 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 220.48 miles (354.83 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 240.67 miles (387.32 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 246.40 miles (396.54 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 368.96 miles (593.78 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 424.80 miles (683.65 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 447.91 miles (720.84 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 534.05 miles (859.47 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 559.73 miles (900.80 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 573.75 miles (923.35 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,419.27 miles (19,986.83 km) E | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,326.94 miles (19,838.24 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,309.64 miles (19,810.40 km) NW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,271.34 miles (19,748.77 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,266.62 miles (19,741.17 km) NE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,242.67 miles (19,702.62 km) N | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,194.03 miles (19,624.34 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 8 | 12,163.55 miles (19,575.28 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,151.17 miles (19,555.37 km) NNW | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,125.92 miles (19,514.72 km) N | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,096.12 miles (19,466.77 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 12 | 12,087.30 miles (19,452.58 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 13 | 12,071.72 miles (19,427.50 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 14 | 12,047.33 miles (19,388.25 km) ENE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 12,036.15 miles (19,370.26 km) NNE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |