Nonstop flight route between Surabaya, Indonesia and Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juanda International Airport (SUB), Surabaya, Indonesia and Faleolo International Airport (APW), Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,109 miles (or 8,222 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 Juanda International Airport and Faleolo 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 Juanda International Airport and Faleolo 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 Juanda International Airport (SUB):

• In addition to being known as "Juanda International Airport", another name for SUB is "Bandar Udara Internasional Juanda".
• The furthest airport from Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is nearly antipodal to Juanda International Airport (meaning Juanda International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flecheras Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela.
• Because of Juanda International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Juanda 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.
• Juanda International Airport (SUB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The following are statistics for the airport from 1999 to 2013.
• The closest airport to Juanda International Airport (SUB) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of SUB.
• On the apron, Saudi Airlines Boeing 747 refueling and reloading to serve Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to Mecca.
• Opened on December 7 1964 as a national army and naval air base of Indonesia.
• Juanda International Airport handled 16,447,912 passengers last year.

Facts about Faleolo International Airport (APW):

• Faleolo International Airport (APW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Faleolo International Airport (APW) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) WNW of APW.
• Small turboprop aircraft connect American and independent Samoa.
• Because of Faleolo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Faleolo 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.
• Faleolo International Airport is an airport located 40 kilometres west of Apia, the capital of Samoa.
• Faleolo Tower has some jurisdiction over the airspace of American Samoa and Tonga as well as its own airspace.
• The furthest airport from Faleolo International Airport (APW) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Faleolo International Airport (meaning Faleolo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
• Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boeing 737.
• The site and location of the current airport was originally known as Faleolo Airfield.