Nonstop flight route between Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Maota, Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(38°10'54"N by 13°5'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°44'31"S by 172°15'29"W)
Distance from PMO to MXS:
10,716.54 miles (17,246.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO), Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy and Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), Maota, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,717 miles (or 17,247 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 Falcone–Borsellino Airport and Maota (Salelologa) 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 Falcone–Borsellino Airport and Maota (Salelologa) Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMO / LICJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'54"N by 13°5'57"E |
| Area Served: | Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PMO |
| More Information: | PMO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO):
- The airport's rail facility, Punta Raisi railway station, is the northwestern terminus of Palermo metropolitan railway service.
- In April 1999, GESAP obtained an anticipated mandate to manage the airport's air side activities, and, more specifically, the flight infrastructure as foreseen by art.
- The furthest airport from Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,805 miles (18,999 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Falcone–Borsellino Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Falcone–Borsellino 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.
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Falcone–Borsellino Airport", another name for PMO is "Aeroporto Falcone e Borsellino".
- The closest airport to Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) is Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) WSW of PMO.
- Falcone–Borsellino Airport handled 4,349,672 passengers last year.
- In 1994, GESAP was charged with the partial management of the airport through a convention which granted the company a 20-year mandate to run land-side activities.
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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.89 miles (60.98 km) WSW | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy |     |
| 2 | 113.19 miles (182.15 km) ESE | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 3 | 116.51 miles (187.51 km) SE | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 4 | 118.05 miles (189.98 km) ESE | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy | |
| 5 | 139.03 miles (223.74 km) E | Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) | Reggio Calabria, Italy | |
| 6 | 162.29 miles (261.18 km) SSE | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 7 | 177.03 miles (284.90 km) ENE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 8 | 177.68 miles (285.95 km) SSE | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 9 | 182.28 miles (293.36 km) WSW | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 187.36 miles (301.52 km) S | Lampedusa Airport (LMP) | Lampedusa, Italy | |
| 11 | 192.33 miles (309.53 km) WSW | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 12 | 194.27 miles (312.65 km) NNE | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 13 | 197.22 miles (317.39 km) NNE | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 14 | 206.52 miles (332.37 km) SW | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 211.64 miles (340.61 km) SW | Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) | Monastir, Tunisia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,805.39 miles (18,998.88 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,618.53 miles (18,698.16 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,559.98 miles (18,603.94 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,557.12 miles (18,599.34 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,526.12 miles (18,549.45 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,516.76 miles (18,534.39 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,516.23 miles (18,533.54 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,491.98 miles (18,494.51 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,491.41 miles (18,493.59 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,488.57 miles (18,489.01 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,475.84 miles (18,468.53 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,470.98 miles (18,460.71 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,469.08 miles (18,457.64 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,461.22 miles (18,445.00 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,459.12 miles (18,441.62 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |