Nonstop flight route between San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and Pago Pago, American Samoa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Jose Airport (SJI), San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), Pago Pago, American Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,021 miles (or 8,080 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 San Jose Airport and Pago Pago 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 San Jose Airport and Pago Pago International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Jose Airport (SJI):

• Because of San Jose Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at San Jose 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 San Jose Airport (SJI) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to San Jose Airport (meaning San Jose Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• For the airport in the United States, see San José International Airport
• San Jose Airport (SJI) currently has only 1 runway.
• San Jose Airport handled 63,423 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to San Jose Airport (SJI) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) NNW of SJI.
• In addition to being known as "San Jose Airport", another name for SJI is "Paliparan ng San Jose".

Facts about Pago Pago International Airport (PPG):

• 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.
• Runway 09/27 was the primary commercial runway for aircraft in the 1950s and early 1960s.
• New terminal buildings and tarmac ramp areas were also constructed.
• 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.
• On October 13 and 19, 2009, the world's largest and heaviest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 landed at Pago Pago International Airport to deliver emergency power generation equipment during the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami.
• The American Samoan government is looking into legal means to overcome current US cabotage rules that forbid foreign carriers from entering and serving the Pago Pago – Honolulu or Pago Pago – Los Angeles routes.
• Pago Pago International Airport went through its peak in aviation between 1975 and 1985.
• Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) is Ofu Airport (OFU), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) E of 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.