Nonstop flight route between Maota, Samoa and Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland:
Departure Airport:
(13°44'31"S by 172°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(63°0'30"N by 27°47'39"E)
Distance from MXS to KUO:
8,895.22 miles (14,315.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), Maota, Samoa and Kuopio Airport (KUO), Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,895 miles (or 14,315 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 Maota (Salelologa) Airport and Kuopio 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 Maota (Salelologa) Airport and Kuopio Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXS / NSMA |
| Airport Name: | Maota (Salelologa) Airport |
| Location: | Maota, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°44'31"S by 172°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXS |
| More Information: | MXS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUO / EFKU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°0'30"N by 27°47'39"E |
| Area Served: | Kuopio, Finland |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 323 feet (98 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUO |
| More Information: | KUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS):
- The closest airport to Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ESE of MXS.
- The furthest airport from Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Maota (Salelologa) Airport (meaning Maota (Salelologa) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,942 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
Facts about Kuopio Airport (KUO):
- Kuopio Airport was completed in November 1939 and flight operations started in May 1940.
- Kuopio Airport is also home of the Finnish Air Force's Karelian Air Command and the Fighter Squadron 31.
- Kuopio Airport handled 253,612 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Varkaus Airport (VRK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) S of KUO.
- In addition to being known as "Kuopio Airport", another name for KUO is "Kuopion lentoasema".
- The furthest airport from Kuopio Airport (KUO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Kuopio Airport's relatively low elevation of 323 feet, planes can take off or land at Kuopio 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.
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.83 miles (28.70 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa |     |
| 2 | 29.73 miles (47.85 km) WNW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 35.43 miles (57.03 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 110.83 miles (178.36 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 176.22 miles (283.60 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 187.23 miles (301.32 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 192.86 miles (310.37 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 258.42 miles (415.89 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 9 | 266.84 miles (429.43 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 391.28 miles (629.71 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 399.87 miles (643.53 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 439.09 miles (706.65 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 546.07 miles (878.81 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 551.98 miles (888.32 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 591.14 miles (951.34 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,391.27 miles (19,941.76 km) ENE | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,353.39 miles (19,880.81 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,308.38 miles (19,808.38 km) NNW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,256.27 miles (19,724.51 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,253.30 miles (19,719.73 km) ENE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,224.40 miles (19,673.21 km) N | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,213.39 miles (19,655.50 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 8 | 12,143.27 miles (19,542.64 km) NNW | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,141.23 miles (19,539.37 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,108.01 miles (19,485.91 km) N | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,087.19 miles (19,452.40 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 12 | 12,066.51 miles (19,419.11 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 13 | 12,062.24 miles (19,412.25 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 14 | 12,054.19 miles (19,399.29 km) WNW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 12,019.15 miles (19,342.90 km) ENE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.91 miles (93.20 km) S | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 2 | 62.58 miles (100.71 km) ESE | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| 3 | 79.26 miles (127.55 km) WSW | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 4 | 88.19 miles (141.93 km) N | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 5 | 92.97 miles (149.62 km) SE | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 6 | 93.32 miles (150.19 km) SSW | Mikkeli Airport (MIK) | Mikkeli, Finland | |
| 7 | 118.96 miles (191.45 km) NW | Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) | Ylivieska, Finland | |
| 8 | 124.77 miles (200.79 km) SW | Halli Airport (KEV) | Kuorevesi, Finland | |
| 9 | 136.10 miles (219.03 km) S | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 10 | 148.57 miles (239.09 km) S | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 11 | 148.63 miles (239.20 km) W | Kauhava Airport (KAU) | Kauhava, Finland | |
| 12 | 151.89 miles (244.44 km) NNW | Oulu Airport (OUL) | Oulu, Finland | |
| 13 | 152.31 miles (245.12 km) WNW | Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) | Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland | |
| 14 | 157.92 miles (254.15 km) W | Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) | Seinäjoki, Finland | |
| 15 | 174.53 miles (280.87 km) SW | Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,797.50 miles (17,376.84 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,565.43 miles (17,003.37 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,556.02 miles (16,988.22 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,537.98 miles (16,959.20 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,536.14 miles (16,956.23 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,504.62 miles (16,905.50 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,501.88 miles (16,901.09 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,498.19 miles (16,895.15 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,495.17 miles (16,890.30 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,472.78 miles (16,854.26 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,471.05 miles (16,851.47 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,462.97 miles (16,838.48 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,450.87 miles (16,819.00 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,443.19 miles (16,806.64 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,431.17 miles (16,787.30 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |