Nonstop flight route between Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia and Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lombok International Airport (LOP), Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia and Faleolo International Airport (APW), Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,856 miles (or 7,814 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 Lombok 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 Lombok 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: | LOP / WADL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°45'29"S by 116°16'35"E |
| Area Served: | Mataram |
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 319 feet (97 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LOP |
| More Information: | LOP 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 Lombok International Airport (LOP):
- The closest airport to Lombok International Airport (LOP) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) NW of LOP.
- Lombok International Airport (LOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lombok International Airport's relatively low elevation of 319 feet, planes can take off or land at Lombok 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.
- Tour desk, booking kiosks and other facilities are also available at the main terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Lombok International Airport", another name for LOP is "Bandar Udara Internasional Lombok".
- The airport is provided with a single terminal building with separate sections for the handling of international arrival and departures.
- Bandara Internasional Lombok had several operational names proposed.
- Lombok International Airport handled 167,692 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Lombok International Airport (LOP) is San Tomé Airport (SOM), which is nearly antipodal to Lombok International Airport (meaning Lombok International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Tomé Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in San Tomé, Venezuela.
- A small VIP terminal building is situated approximately 300 m south east of the main terminal, it is accessed by a separate internal access road to the main terminal.
- The first aircraft landing was a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800NG marking the commencement of operations on Saturday, 1 October 2011.
- DAMRI provide a public airport shuttle service to Terminal Mandalika on the eastern outskirts of Mataram and on to the west coast at Senggigi.
Facts about Faleolo International Airport (APW):
- The site and location of the current airport was originally known as Faleolo Airfield.
- 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 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.
- Faleolo International Airport (APW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Faleolo International Airport is an airport located 40 kilometres west of Apia, the capital of Samoa.
