Nonstop flight route between Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia and Pago Pago, American Samoa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Begishevo Airport (NBC), Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia and Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), Pago Pago, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,793 miles (or 14,152 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 Begishevo Airport and Pago Pago 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 Begishevo Airport and Pago Pago International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Begishevo Airport (NBC):

• In addition to being known as "Begishevo Airport", other names for NBC include "Begişevo Xalıqara Aeroportı" and "Аэропорт Бегишево".
• Begishevo Airport (NBC) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Begishevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 643 feet, planes can take off or land at Begishevo 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 Begishevo Airport (NBC) is Bugulma Airport (UUA), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) SSE of NBC.
• The furthest airport from Begishevo Airport (NBC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,268 miles (16,525 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Pago Pago International Airport (PPG):

• The original runway alignments were 09/27 x 500 feet ) and 14/32 x 200 feet ) and were constructed of compact coral with capability to handle 65 fighter aircraft and 12 medium to heavy bombers.
• The furthest airport from Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Pago Pago International Airport (meaning Pago Pago International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
• The closest airport to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Ofu Airport (OFU), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) E of PPG.
• Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) has 2 runways.
• The Departure and Arrival terminal also went through a major expansion in the mid-1970s where buildings and space was doubled in size to handle more passengers.
• In conjunction with the airstrip at Tafuna, an emergency Bomber airstrip was also constructed in the village of Leone, known then as Leone Airfield in early 1943.
• Daily inter-island flights between the Samoas are offered by Inter Island Airways and Polynesian Airlines.
• Because of Pago Pago International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Pago Pago 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.
• South Pacific jet services between Sydney, Auckland, Honolulu and Papeete were first offered by Pan American World Airways in 1964 using Boeing 707 aircraft.