Nonstop flight route between Pago Pago, American Samoa and Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), Pago Pago, American Samoa and Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,698 miles (or 10,779 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pago Pago International Airport (PPG):

• Hawaiian Airlines is the only major airline serving Pago Pago International Airport.
• Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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 and the original Tafuna Airfield military facilities were first used for commercial trans pacific air service in November 1946 when Pan American Airways resumed service from Honolulu to Australia and New Zealand.
• A new US$12+ million Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Fire Crash station was completed in 2005.
• 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 went through major re-construction in 1963 under 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.
• 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.
• Pago Pago International Airport had historic significance with the U.S.
• The airfield was first utilized on March 19, 1942 by U.S.
• New terminal buildings and tarmac ramp areas were also constructed.

Facts about Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP):

• Because of Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 755 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Pleasant Municipal 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 Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) is Gratiot Community Airport (AMN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of MOP.
• Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,181 miles (17,994 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.