Nonstop flight route between Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia and Apia, Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(14°14'53"S by 129°31'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W)
Distance from PKT to FGI:
3,925.32 miles (6,317.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Keats Airfield (PKT), Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia and Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,925 miles (or 6,317 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 Port Keats Airfield and Fagali'i 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 Port Keats Airfield and Fagali'i Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKT / YKPT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°14'53"S by 129°31'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Victoria Daly Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PKT |
| More Information: | PKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FGI / NSFI |
| Airport Name: | Fagali'i Airport |
| Location: | Apia, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W |
| Area Served: | Apia |
| Operator/Owner: | Samoa Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FGI |
| More Information: | FGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Keats Airfield (PKT):
- The furthest airport from Port Keats Airfield (PKT) is Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), which is located 11,826 miles (19,032 kilometers) away in Bridgetown, Barbados.
- Because of Port Keats Airfield's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Keats 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.
- In addition to being known as "Port Keats Airfield", another name for PKT is "YPKT".
- The closest airport to Port Keats Airfield (PKT) is East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) SSW of PKT.
- Port Keats Airfield (PKT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fagali'i Airport (FGI):
- The closest airport to Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of FGI.
- Fagali'i Airport (FGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The proposal to re-open the airport was controversial and attracted criticism both for the safety and environmental issues with the airport's configuration and for the potential burden on local communities should the scheme fail.
- On 1 July 2009, Polynesian Airlines reopened Fagali'i airport and resumed a service that included international flights to Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- The furthest airport from Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Zinder Airport (ZND), which is nearly antipodal to Fagali'i Airport (meaning Fagali'i Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zinder Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,936 kilometers) away in Zinder, Niger.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 119.04 miles (191.58 km) SSW | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 154.20 miles (248.15 km) SSW | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 155.78 miles (250.70 km) NE | Darwin International Airport (DRW) | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 4 | 179.95 miles (289.59 km) SSW | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 186.38 miles (299.95 km) NNE | Bathurst Island Airport (BRT) | Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 6 | 205.92 miles (331.40 km) NNE | Garden Point Airport (GPN) | Pirlangimpi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 7 | 209.42 miles (337.04 km) NNE | Snake Bay Airport (SNB) | Milikapiti, Melville Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 235.84 miles (379.54 km) SSE | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 9 | 251.38 miles (404.56 km) ENE | Jabiru Airport (JAB) | Jabiru, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 10 | 273.87 miles (440.74 km) SSW | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 291.62 miles (469.32 km) NE | Croker Island Airport (CKI) | Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 301.70 miles (485.54 km) SSW | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 350.95 miles (564.81 km) ENE | Maningrida Airport (MNG) | Maningrida, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 378.41 miles (608.99 km) SW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 390.40 miles (628.28 km) ENE | Milingimbi Airport (MGT) | Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,825.80 miles (19,031.73 km) E | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 2 | 11,786.30 miles (18,968.17 km) NNE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 3 | 11,772.76 miles (18,946.38 km) NNE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 4 | 11,771.47 miles (18,944.30 km) NNE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 5 | 11,749.66 miles (18,909.20 km) NNE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 6 | 11,734.06 miles (18,884.10 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 7 | 11,733.29 miles (18,882.85 km) E | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 8 | 11,732.18 miles (18,881.07 km) E | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 9 | 11,731.73 miles (18,880.35 km) E | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 10 | 11,716.49 miles (18,855.82 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 11 | 11,711.94 miles (18,848.50 km) E | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 12 | 11,711.52 miles (18,847.81 km) E | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 13 | 11,710.51 miles (18,846.19 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 14 | 11,708.32 miles (18,842.68 km) E | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 15 | 11,707.09 miles (18,840.68 km) E | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.94 miles (28.86 km) W | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 2 | 35.43 miles (57.03 km) WNW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 3 | 64.04 miles (103.07 km) WNW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 4 | 75.87 miles (122.10 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 140.80 miles (226.60 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 151.81 miles (244.31 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 157.45 miles (253.38 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 285.85 miles (460.04 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 9 | 302.13 miles (486.24 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 380.96 miles (613.10 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 11 | 425.04 miles (684.03 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 444.19 miles (714.85 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 557.87 miles (897.80 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 572.36 miles (921.12 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 15 | 621.58 miles (1,000.34 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,387.88 miles (19,936.31 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,356.11 miles (19,885.18 km) ENE | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,311.09 miles (19,812.73 km) N | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,245.05 miles (19,706.44 km) NNE | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,224.18 miles (19,672.86 km) ENE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,220.70 miles (19,667.27 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 7 | 12,209.96 miles (19,649.97 km) NNE | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 12,143.09 miles (19,542.37 km) N | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,122.44 miles (19,509.13 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,095.56 miles (19,465.88 km) NNE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,090.28 miles (19,457.38 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 12 | 12,083.98 miles (19,447.24 km) WNW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 12,032.40 miles (19,364.22 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 14 | 12,027.29 miles (19,356.00 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 15 | 12,012.16 miles (19,331.64 km) NW | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |