Nonstop flight route between Funafuti, Tuvalu and Merritt Island, Florida, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°31'30"S by 179°11'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°20'30"N by 80°41'8"W)
Distance from FUN to COI:
7,109.84 miles (11,442.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu and Merritt Island Airport (COI), Merritt Island, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,110 miles (or 11,442 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 Funafuti International Airport and Merritt Island 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 Funafuti International Airport and Merritt Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUN / NGFU |
| Airport Name: | Funafuti International Airport |
| Location: | Funafuti, Tuvalu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°31'30"S by 179°11'47"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUN |
| More Information: | FUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COI / KCOI |
| Airport Name: | Merritt Island Airport |
| Location: | Merritt Island, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°20'30"N by 80°41'8"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from COI |
| More Information: | COI Maps & Info |
Facts about Funafuti International Airport (FUN):
- The closest airport to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 440 miles (708 kilometers) NNW of FUN.
- Because of Funafuti International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Funafuti 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.
- The furthest airport from Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Tamale Airport (TML), which is nearly antipodal to Funafuti International Airport (meaning Funafuti International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tamale Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana.
- Funafuti International Airport (FUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Merritt Island Airport (COI):
- Merritt Island Airport (COI) currently has only 1 runway.
- a north-south strip measuring approximately 1,800 feet in length.
- Because of Merritt Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Merritt Island 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.
- An operations building and maintenance hangar were located on the south side of the airfield and the Mosquito Control District had a maintenance hangar on the north side of the airfield.
- Merritt Island Airport is a general aviation public airport under the administration of the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority.
- The closest airport to Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of COI.
- The furthest airport from Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,544 miles (18,578 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 440.18 miles (708.39 km) NNW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati |     |
| 2 | 440.66 miles (709.17 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 452.60 miles (728.38 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 541.82 miles (871.97 km) NNW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 548.80 miles (883.21 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 6 | 579.67 miles (932.89 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 599.17 miles (964.27 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 8 | 609.65 miles (981.13 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 635.38 miles (1,022.54 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 644.44 miles (1,037.12 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 647.61 miles (1,042.22 km) SSW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 648.54 miles (1,043.72 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 652.39 miles (1,049.92 km) ESE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 14 | 659.04 miles (1,060.63 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 15 | 682.10 miles (1,097.73 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.38 miles (19,900.11 km) N | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 2 | 12,305.08 miles (19,803.05 km) NE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 3 | 12,300.59 miles (19,795.83 km) NNE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 12,298.38 miles (19,792.27 km) ENE | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 12,281.46 miles (19,765.05 km) NW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 6 | 12,276.44 miles (19,756.97 km) ENE | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 12,253.81 miles (19,720.55 km) N | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,251.92 miles (19,717.50 km) N | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 12,251.77 miles (19,717.26 km) WNW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 10 | 12,241.54 miles (19,700.80 km) NW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 11 | 12,237.81 miles (19,694.80 km) NNE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 12,230.97 miles (19,683.79 km) NE | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,230.36 miles (19,682.81 km) NNW | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 14 | 12,222.25 miles (19,669.75 km) NNW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 12,221.25 miles (19,668.14 km) NW | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.69 miles (13.98 km) SSE | Patrick Air Force Base (COF) | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 2 | 13.81 miles (22.23 km) NNW | Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) | Titusville, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 16.69 miles (26.85 km) S | Melbourne International Airport (MLB) | Melbourne, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 38.37 miles (61.75 km) W | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 41.78 miles (67.24 km) WNW | Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 45.05 miles (72.51 km) NW | Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) | Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States | |
| 7 | 45.86 miles (73.81 km) W | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 50.14 miles (80.69 km) SSE | Vero Beach Municipal Airport (VRB) | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 54.01 miles (86.92 km) W | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 10 | 61.62 miles (99.17 km) SSE | St. Lucie County International Airport (FPR) | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 62.52 miles (100.62 km) NNW | Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 67.81 miles (109.13 km) WSW | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 72.32 miles (116.39 km) WSW | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 73.05 miles (117.56 km) SW | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 73.15 miles (117.72 km) SSW | Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) | Sebring, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,544.11 miles (18,578.41 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,524.65 miles (18,547.08 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,518.87 miles (18,537.77 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,502.86 miles (18,512.01 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,479.74 miles (18,474.80 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,452.77 miles (18,431.40 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,436.22 miles (18,404.77 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,427.99 miles (18,391.53 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,424.04 miles (18,385.17 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,423.07 miles (18,383.61 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,416.62 miles (18,373.22 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,415.43 miles (18,371.30 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.37 miles (18,366.39 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,407.25 miles (18,358.14 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,364.23 miles (18,288.91 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |