Nonstop flight route between Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia and Asau, Samoa:
Departure Airport:
(60°47'17"N by 46°15'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W)
Distance from VUS to AAU:
8,634.87 miles (13,896.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Velikiy Ustyug (VUS), Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia and Asau Airport (AAU), Asau, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,635 miles (or 13,896 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 Velikiy Ustyug and Asau 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 Velikiy Ustyug and Asau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VUS / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'17"N by 46°15'35"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 331 feet (101 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VUS |
| More Information: | VUS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAU / NSAU |
| Airport Name: | Asau Airport |
| Location: | Asau, Samoa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°30'18"S by 172°37'40"W |
| Area Served: | Asau, Savai'i, Samoa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from AAU |
| More Information: | AAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Velikiy Ustyug (VUS):
- In addition to being known as "Velikiy Ustyug", another name for VUS is "ULWU".
- Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Velikiy Ustyug's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at Velikiy Ustyug 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 Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) is Kotlas Airport (KSZ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNE of VUS.
- The furthest airport from Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,340 miles (16,641 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Asau Airport (AAU):
- In 2003, a cyclone swept past Samoa and most of the South Pacific.
- The furthest airport from Asau Airport (AAU) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Asau Airport (meaning Asau Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,987 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.
- The closest airport to Asau Airport (AAU) is Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of AAU.
- Since then, the airport terminal was rebuilt and a new paved runway was installed.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.25 miles (55.13 km) NNE | Kotlas Airport (KSZ) | Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia |     |
| 2 | 163.29 miles (262.79 km) ENE | Syktyvkar Airport (SCW) | Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 3 | 191.14 miles (307.62 km) SE | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| 4 | 241.33 miles (388.39 km) WSW | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 5 | 277.16 miles (446.04 km) SW | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 6 | 284.30 miles (457.54 km) N | Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) | Leshukonskoye, Russia | |
| 7 | 288.13 miles (463.70 km) SSE | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 8 | 302.44 miles (486.73 km) WSW | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 309.55 miles (498.17 km) NE | Ukhta (UCT) | Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 10 | 310.27 miles (499.33 km) SW | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 11 | 316.34 miles (509.10 km) NNW | Talagi Airport (ARH) | Arkhangelsk, Russia | |
| 12 | 317.26 miles (510.58 km) WSW | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 326.66 miles (525.71 km) SW | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 14 | 326.98 miles (526.23 km) S | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 15 | 327.30 miles (526.73 km) SSW | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,340.04 miles (16,640.64 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,107.91 miles (16,267.07 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 3 | 10,101.17 miles (16,256.21 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,097.67 miles (16,250.58 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,097.20 miles (16,249.83 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,034.90 miles (16,149.57 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,029.98 miles (16,141.64 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,019.38 miles (16,124.59 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,001.08 miles (16,095.13 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 9,989.58 miles (16,076.62 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 9,983.31 miles (16,066.54 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,977.93 miles (16,057.89 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,961.30 miles (16,031.12 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,957.23 miles (16,024.56 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,954.59 miles (16,020.33 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.73 miles (47.85 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 2 | 47.25 miles (76.05 km) ESE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 3 | 64.04 miles (103.07 km) ESE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 139.90 miles (225.14 km) ESE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 203.90 miles (328.15 km) ESE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 214.97 miles (345.95 km) ESE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 220.48 miles (354.83 km) ESE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 240.67 miles (387.32 km) W | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 246.40 miles (396.54 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 368.96 miles (593.78 km) W | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 424.80 miles (683.65 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 12 | 447.91 miles (720.84 km) SSW | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |
| 13 | 534.05 miles (859.47 km) SW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 559.73 miles (900.80 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 15 | 573.75 miles (923.35 km) WSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,419.27 miles (19,986.83 km) E | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,326.94 miles (19,838.24 km) W | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,309.64 miles (19,810.40 km) NW | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 12,271.34 miles (19,748.77 km) N | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 12,266.62 miles (19,741.17 km) NE | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 6 | 12,242.67 miles (19,702.62 km) N | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 12,194.03 miles (19,624.34 km) N | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 8 | 12,163.55 miles (19,575.28 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 12,151.17 miles (19,555.37 km) NNW | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 12,125.92 miles (19,514.72 km) N | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 12,096.12 miles (19,466.77 km) ENE | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 12 | 12,087.30 miles (19,452.58 km) E | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 13 | 12,071.72 miles (19,427.50 km) N | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 14 | 12,047.33 miles (19,388.25 km) ENE | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 12,036.15 miles (19,370.26 km) NNE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |