Nonstop flight route between Arras / Roclincourt, France and Apia, Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(50°19'26"N by 2°48'10"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°50'53"S by 171°44'30"W)
Distance from QRV to FGI:
9,897.94 miles (15,929.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV), Arras / Roclincourt, France and Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,898 miles (or 15,929 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QRV / LFQD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arras / Roclincourt, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'26"N by 2°48'10"E |
| Area Served: | Arras |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Arras |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 337 feet (103 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QRV |
| More Information: | QRV 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 Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV):
- In addition to being known as "Arras - Roclincourt Airport", another name for QRV is "Aéroport d'Arras - Roclincourt".
- Because of Arras - Roclincourt Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Arras - Roclincourt 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 Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NE of QRV.
- The furthest airport from Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,985 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fagali'i Airport (FGI):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.74 miles (33.37 km) NE | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France |     |
| 2 | 21.46 miles (34.53 km) NNW | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| 3 | 29.04 miles (46.74 km) E | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 4 | 36.19 miles (58.25 km) SSW | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 5 | 38.38 miles (61.76 km) NNE | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 6 | 44.67 miles (71.88 km) WSW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 7 | 50.82 miles (81.79 km) NNW | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 8 | 53.39 miles (85.93 km) WNW | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 9 | 57.69 miles (92.84 km) NW | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 10 | 60.57 miles (97.48 km) N | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 11 | 67.47 miles (108.58 km) SSW | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 12 | 73.29 miles (117.94 km) E | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 13 | 83.83 miles (134.91 km) ENE | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 14 | 89.44 miles (143.94 km) SE | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| 15 | 90.31 miles (145.34 km) SSE | Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) | Château-Thierry, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,985.39 miles (19,288.57 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,782.10 miles (18,961.41 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,778.81 miles (18,956.11 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,761.18 miles (18,927.74 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,756.41 miles (18,920.06 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,754.57 miles (18,917.10 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,737.73 miles (18,890.00 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,726.21 miles (18,871.46 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,721.57 miles (18,863.99 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,720.36 miles (18,862.05 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,706.54 miles (18,839.81 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,704.70 miles (18,836.84 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,696.92 miles (18,824.32 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,695.65 miles (18,822.27 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,693.31 miles (18,818.52 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |