Nonstop flight route between Maota, Samoa and Nagoya, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(13°44'31"S by 172°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°15'18"N by 136°55'27"E)
Distance from MXS to NKM:
4,743.40 miles (7,633.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), Maota, Samoa and Nagoya Airfield (NKM), Nagoya, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,743 miles (or 7,634 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 Nagoya Airfield, 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 Nagoya Airfield. 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: | NKM / RJNA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nagoya, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°15'18"N by 136°55'27"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NKM |
| More Information: | NKM Maps & Info |
Facts about Maota (Salelologa) Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ESE of MXS.
Facts about Nagoya Airfield (NKM):
- The closest airport to Nagoya Airfield (NKM) is Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of NKM.
- During the 1980s and early 1990s, Nagoya Airport was a busy international airport because of overflow from Japan's other international airports, New Tokyo International Airport near Tokyo and Osaka International Airport near Osaka.
- In addition to being known as "Nagoya Airfield", other names for NKM include "名古屋飛行場" and "Nagoya Hikōjō".
- Because of Nagoya Airfield's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Nagoya Airfield 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 furthest airport from Nagoya Airfield (NKM) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,870 miles (19,103 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Nagoya Airfield (NKM) 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 | 28.22 miles (45.42 km) SSW | Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) | Nagoya, Japan | |
| 2 | 72.85 miles (117.25 km) NNW | Fukui Airport (FKJ) | Fukui, Honshu, Japan | |
| 3 | 78.28 miles (125.98 km) ESE | Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan | |
| 4 | 83.85 miles (134.94 km) NNW | Komatsu Airport (KMQ) | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 84.29 miles (135.65 km) NE | Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | |
| 6 | 90.11 miles (145.02 km) WSW | Osaka International Airport (ITM) | Itami (near Osaka), Japan | |
| 7 | 90.11 miles (145.02 km) WSW | Osaka International Airport (OSA) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 8 | 97.39 miles (156.73 km) N | Toyama Airport (TOY) | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | |
| 9 | 105.47 miles (169.74 km) WSW | Kobe Airport (UKB) | Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 111.43 miles (179.34 km) WSW | Kansai International Airport (KIX) | Osaka, Japan | |
| 11 | 141.45 miles (227.64 km) SW | Nanki-Shirahama Airport (SHM) | Shirahama, Japan | |
| 12 | 162.19 miles (261.02 km) E | Tokyo International Airport (HND) | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan | |
| 13 | 170.58 miles (274.52 km) ESE | Miyakejima Airport (MYE) | Miyakejima, Japan | |
| 14 | 177.06 miles (284.96 km) W | Okayama Airport (OKJ) | Okayama, Japan | |
| 15 | 180.14 miles (289.90 km) WSW | Takamatsu Airport (TAK) | Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,870.39 miles (19,103.49 km) ESE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,852.40 miles (19,074.54 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,850.40 miles (19,071.33 km) ESE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,842.14 miles (19,058.04 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,821.59 miles (19,024.96 km) SSE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,777.72 miles (18,954.36 km) E | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 11,770.92 miles (18,943.40 km) SSE | Navegantes Airport (NVT) | Navegantes, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,768.87 miles (18,940.12 km) SE | Antônio Correia Pinto de Macedo Airport (LAJ) | Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,766.39 miles (18,936.12 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,756.88 miles (18,920.82 km) E | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,746.60 miles (18,904.28 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,730.95 miles (18,879.09 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,726.60 miles (18,872.09 km) SSE | Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI) | Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,709.72 miles (18,844.92 km) ESE | Santa Maria Airport (RIA) | Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,709.37 miles (18,844.35 km) SE | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |