Nonstop flight route between Pago Pago, American Samoa and Kansas City, Missouri, United States:
Departure Airport:
(14°16'45"S by 170°42'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W)
Distance from PPG to MCI:
6,117.90 miles (9,845.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), Pago Pago, American Samoa and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,118 miles (or 9,846 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 Pago Pago International Airport and Kansas City 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 Pago Pago International Airport and Kansas City International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | MCI / KMCI |
| Airport Name: | Kansas City International Airport |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W |
| Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCI |
| More Information: | MCI Maps & Info |
Facts about Pago Pago International Airport (PPG):
- 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.
- 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.
- Tasman Empire Airways Limited, or TEAL, the predecessor to what is now Air New Zealand, offered Douglas DC-6 flights from Nadi to Pago Pago and onwards to Tahiti in 1954 as part of its Coral Route Service.
- Pago Pago International Airport went through major re-construction in 1963 under the U.S.
- 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 went through its peak in aviation between 1975 and 1985.
- Pago Pago International Airport had historic significance with the U.S.
- 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.
- A new US$12+ million Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Fire Crash station was completed in 2005.
Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):
- Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
- Kansas City already owned Grandview Airport south of the city with ample room for expansion, but the city chose to build a new airport north of the city away from the Missouri River following lobbying by Platte County native Jay B.
- The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
- A similar design can be found at the Berlin-Tegel Airport and the Cologne Bonn Airport, both in Germany.
- TWA vetoed concepts to model the airport on Washington Dulles International Airport and Tampa International Airport, because those two airports had people movers which it deemed too expensive.
- The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
- Although Mid-Continent merged with Braniff in 1952, Kansas City decided to name the new airport on the basis of Mid-Continent's historic roots.
- As a result, passenger services were nonexistent downstream of the security checkpoint in the gate area.
| 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 | 11.93 miles (19.20 km) WNW | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States | |
| 2 | 13.69 miles (22.03 km) SSE | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 3 | 31.12 miles (50.08 km) S | Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 33.41 miles (53.77 km) SW | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 33.60 miles (54.08 km) SSW | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 34.40 miles (55.36 km) NNW | Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| 7 | 51.17 miles (82.35 km) WSW | Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 73.84 miles (118.84 km) ESE | Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) | Knob Noster, Missouri, United States | |
| 9 | 80.73 miles (129.92 km) NE | Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) | Trenton, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 82.11 miles (132.14 km) E | Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) | Marshall, Missouri, United States | |
| 11 | 92.10 miles (148.21 km) ESE | Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) | Sedalia, Missouri, United States | |
| 12 | 103.63 miles (166.77 km) S | Fort Scott Municipal Airport (FSK) | Fort Scott, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 103.82 miles (167.07 km) SW | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 105.35 miles (169.55 km) W | Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 111.13 miles (178.84 km) W | Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) | Junction City, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,750.42 miles (17,301.07 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,728.21 miles (17,265.33 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,705.40 miles (17,228.63 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,703.15 miles (17,225.01 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,674.49 miles (17,178.89 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,659.02 miles (17,153.99 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,649.87 miles (17,139.27 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,647.07 miles (17,134.75 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,629.91 miles (17,107.15 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,613.41 miles (17,080.58 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,608.11 miles (17,072.06 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,595.71 miles (17,052.11 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,560.18 miles (16,994.93 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 14 | 10,559.86 miles (16,994.40 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,559.29 miles (16,993.48 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |