Nonstop flight route between Pago Pago, American Samoa and Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(14°16'45"S by 170°42'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°45'21"N by 99°45'5"W)
Distance from PPG to ACA:
5,292.39 miles (8,517.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), Pago Pago, American Samoa and General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA), Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,292 miles (or 8,517 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPG / NSTU |
| Airport Name: | Pago Pago International Airport |
| Location: | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°16'45"S by 170°42'2"W |
| Area Served: | Pago Pago |
| Operator/Owner: | American Samoan Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PPG |
| More Information: | PPG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACA / MMAA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°45'21"N by 99°45'5"W |
| Area Served: | Acapulco |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACA |
| More Information: | ACA Maps & Info |
Facts about Pago Pago International Airport (PPG):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Ofu Airport (OFU), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) E of PPG.
- New terminal buildings and tarmac ramp areas were also constructed.
- The airport was a vital link to the Samoan Islands until the runway at Faleolo International Airport in Independent Samoa was improved and lengthened to handle larger than Boeing 737 type aircraft in 1984.
- A weekly cargo flight from Honolulu, Hawaii is provided by Asia Pacific Airlines
- Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) has 2 runways.
- It was also used for inter island air service between Faleolo, Western Samoa and Pago Pago in 1959 by newly formed, Apia-based Polynesian Airlines and short-lived, Pago Pago-based Samoa Airways using ex-military Douglas C-47B-45-DK type aircraft.
- 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.
Facts about General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA):
- The closest airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) WNW of ACA.
- General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) has 2 runways.
- In 2012, the airport handled 546,951 passengers, and in 2013 it handled 617,079 passengers.
- Because of General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at General Juan N. Álvarez 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.
- The furthest airport from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,310 miles (18,202 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport", another name for ACA is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez".
- This international airport is one of the top 15 airports in Mexico in terms of passengers and operations, receiving many international charter flights.
- Many Mexican airlines provide daily domestic flights to Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey and Toluca.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.33 miles (111.58 km) E | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa |     |
| 2 | 75.87 miles (122.10 km) WNW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 3 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) E | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 85.63 miles (137.80 km) E | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 93.00 miles (149.66 km) WNW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 110.83 miles (178.36 km) WNW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 7 | 139.90 miles (225.14 km) WNW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 8 | 335.63 miles (540.14 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 9 | 341.03 miles (548.83 km) WSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 375.61 miles (604.48 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 449.50 miles (723.40 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 12 | 493.14 miles (793.62 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 562.96 miles (905.99 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 14 | 621.66 miles (1,000.46 km) WSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 15 | 680.41 miles (1,095.02 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.26 miles (19,949.79 km) NNE | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,280.45 miles (19,763.42 km) ENE | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,274.01 miles (19,753.06 km) NNE | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,232.03 miles (19,685.50 km) NNE | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 12,193.53 miles (19,623.53 km) NNE | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 12,163.93 miles (19,575.90 km) E | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 7 | 12,155.50 miles (19,562.33 km) NNE | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 12,132.15 miles (19,524.75 km) WNW | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,114.91 miles (19,497.00 km) N | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,099.80 miles (19,472.69 km) NNE | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 11 | 12,067.36 miles (19,420.48 km) W | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 12 | 12,064.00 miles (19,415.07 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 12,047.32 miles (19,388.24 km) NNE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 12,033.78 miles (19,366.45 km) W | Mao Airport (AMO) | Mao, Chad | |
| 15 | 12,030.34 miles (19,360.90 km) NNW | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 127.02 miles (204.41 km) WNW | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 2 | 147.21 miles (236.91 km) NNE | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 3 | 178.74 miles (287.65 km) N | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 4 | 184.13 miles (296.33 km) WNW | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 5 | 186.72 miles (300.50 km) ESE | Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) | Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 6 | 189.14 miles (304.38 km) NNE | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 7 | 190.48 miles (306.54 km) NNE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 8 | 195.05 miles (313.90 km) NE | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 9 | 200.71 miles (323.01 km) E | Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX) | Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 10 | 212.88 miles (342.59 km) NNE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 11 | 212.88 miles (342.59 km) NNE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 12 | 229.52 miles (369.38 km) NNW | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 13 | 236.35 miles (380.36 km) NW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 14 | 241.14 miles (388.07 km) ESE | Huatulco International Airport (HUX) | Huatulco (Bahías de Huatulco), Oaxaca, Mexico | |
| 15 | 268.65 miles (432.35 km) N | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,310.03 miles (18,201.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,284.00 miles (18,159.79 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,209.37 miles (18,039.68 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 11,147.00 miles (17,939.31 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 11,071.27 miles (17,817.44 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 11,041.22 miles (17,769.07 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,950.51 miles (17,623.09 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,938.72 miles (17,604.12 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 9 | 10,918.47 miles (17,571.54 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,864.92 miles (17,485.36 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | 10,845.52 miles (17,454.13 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | 10,843.43 miles (17,450.76 km) S | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,807.53 miles (17,392.98 km) S | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,796.12 miles (17,374.63 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 15 | 10,787.04 miles (17,360.02 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |