Nonstop flight route between Yazd, Iran and Maota, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD), Yazd, Iran and Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS), Maota, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,248 miles (or 14,884 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 Shahid Sadooghi Airport and Maota (Salelologa) 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 Shahid Sadooghi Airport and Maota (Salelologa) Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AZD / OIYY |
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Location: | Yazd, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°54'18"N by 54°16'35"E |
Area Served: | Yazd |
Operator/Owner: | Iranian Airports Holding Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4054 feet (1,236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AZD |
More Information: | AZD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXS / NSMA |
Airport Name: | Maota (Salelologa) Airport |
Location: | Maota, Samoa |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°44'31"S by 172°15'29"W |
Area Served: | Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from MXS |
More Information: | MXS Maps & Info |
Facts about Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD):
- Because of Shahid Sadooghi Airport's high elevation of 4,054 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AZD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AZD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Shahid Sadooghi Airport", another name for AZD is "فرودگاه يزد".
- The furthest airport from Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Isfahan International Airport (IFN), which is located 153 miles (246 kilometers) WNW of AZD.
- Shahid Sadooghi Airport handled 471,164 passengers last year.
Facts about Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS):
- The closest airport to Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ESE of MXS.
- The furthest airport from Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) is Maradi Airport (MFQ), which is nearly antipodal to Maota (Salelologa) Airport (meaning Maota (Salelologa) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maradi Airport), and is located 12,391 miles (19,942 kilometers) away in Maradi, Niger.