Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Kiribati and Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands:
Departure Airport:
(1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°18'41"S by 178°3'57"W)
Distance from CXI to FUT:
1,810.73 miles (2,914.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati and Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,811 miles (or 2,914 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 relatively short distance between Cassidy International Airport and Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXI / PLCH |
| Airport Name: | Cassidy International Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Kiritimati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CXI |
| More Information: | CXI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FUT / NLWF |
| Airport Name: | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport |
| Location: | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°18'41"S by 178°3'57"W |
| Area Served: | Vele (Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FUT |
| More Information: | FUT Maps & Info |
Facts about Cassidy International Airport (CXI):
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command used the airport as a refuelling stop on its Pacific transport route from Hawaii to Kanton Island for flights to Australia and New Zealand as well as a staging point for attacks on the Gilbert Islands, then occupied by Japan.
- The closest airport to Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
- On 29 August 2008, Air Pacific announced they would suspend flights operating the airport from 2 September 2008.
- Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy 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.
Facts about Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT):
- Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele 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 Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) is Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), which is nearly antipodal to Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (meaning Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diori Hamani International Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Niamey, Niger.
- The closest airport to Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is located 145 miles (233 kilometers) ENE of FUT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 890.56 miles (1,433.22 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands |     |
| 2 | 1,044.58 miles (1,681.09 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 1,229.76 miles (1,979.10 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 1,235.14 miles (1,987.75 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 1,238.50 miles (1,993.17 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 1,249.90 miles (2,011.52 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 1,266.96 miles (2,038.97 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 1,299.19 miles (2,090.84 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 1,302.72 miles (2,096.52 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 1,305.95 miles (2,101.72 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 1,308.19 miles (2,105.33 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 1,311.97 miles (2,111.41 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 1,312.77 miles (2,112.69 km) NW | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 14 | 1,319.03 miles (2,122.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 1,324.40 miles (2,131.41 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.09 miles (19,902.85 km) SW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 12,324.95 miles (19,835.04 km) SSW | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 12,225.17 miles (19,674.45 km) SSW | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 12,214.69 miles (19,657.59 km) SE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 12,207.64 miles (19,646.24 km) SSW | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 12,202.38 miles (19,637.78 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.34 km) SW | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 12,182.00 miles (19,604.97 km) E | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 12,166.09 miles (19,579.37 km) S | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) SSW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 12,140.82 miles (19,538.70 km) SE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 12,138.75 miles (19,535.38 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 12,135.41 miles (19,530.00 km) E | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 144.52 miles (232.58 km) ENE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 2 | 184.40 miles (296.77 km) ESE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 3 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 4 | 251.78 miles (405.20 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 5 | 268.01 miles (431.32 km) SW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 315.64 miles (507.98 km) SW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 322.04 miles (518.27 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 8 | 337.51 miles (543.18 km) WSW | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 341.49 miles (549.57 km) SW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 10 | 368.96 miles (593.78 km) E | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 381.45 miles (613.89 km) SW | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 12 | 391.28 miles (629.71 km) E | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 13 | 396.31 miles (637.80 km) SW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 407.34 miles (655.55 km) E | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 15 | 412.31 miles (663.55 km) SW | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,377.32 miles (19,919.31 km) NNW | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 2 | 12,324.13 miles (19,833.71 km) ENE | Sebba Airport (XSE) | Sebba, Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | 12,305.95 miles (19,804.46 km) ENE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 12,305.81 miles (19,804.24 km) NNE | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 12,301.41 miles (19,797.15 km) E | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 12,292.46 miles (19,782.74 km) E | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 12,280.95 miles (19,764.23 km) N | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,268.70 miles (19,744.50 km) ENE | Bogandé Airport (XBG) | Bogande, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 12,251.25 miles (19,716.43 km) NE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 10 | 12,247.69 miles (19,710.69 km) NE | Fada N'Gourma Airport (FNG) | Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 12,247.21 miles (19,709.93 km) E | Aribinda Airport (XAR) | Aribinda, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 12,246.74 miles (19,709.17 km) N | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,233.52 miles (19,687.89 km) NE | Boulsa Airport (XBO) | Boulsa, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 12,216.00 miles (19,659.69 km) ENE | Kaya Airport (XKY) | Kaya, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 12,210.48 miles (19,650.82 km) W | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |