Nonstop flight route between Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and Apia, Samoa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), Yoshkar-Ola, Russia and Fagali'i Airport (FGI), Apia, Samoa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,818 miles (or 14,191 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 Yoshkar-Ola Airport and Fagali'i 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 Yoshkar-Ola Airport and Fagali'i Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOK / UWKJ |
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Location: | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°42'17"N by 47°53'42"E |
Area Served: | Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia |
Operator/Owner: | GU Mari El Republic "Yoshkar-Ola Airport" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 348 feet (106 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOK |
More Information: | JOK 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 Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK):
- Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Yoshkar-Ola Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at Yoshkar-Ola 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.
- In addition to being known as "Yoshkar-Ola Airport", other names for JOK include "Йошкар-Ола Аэропорт", "Якшар-Хала Аэропорт" and "Аэропорт Йошкар-Ола".
- The closest airport to Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Cheboksary Airport (CSY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of JOK.
- The furthest airport from Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,332 miles (16,627 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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 closest airport to Fagali'i Airport (FGI) is Faleolo International Airport (APW), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of FGI.
- 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.
- Fagali'i Airport (FGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 1 July 2009, Polynesian Airlines reopened Fagali'i airport and resumed a service that included international flights to Pago Pago, American Samoa.