Nonstop flight route between Funafuti, Tuvalu and Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu and Bacacheri Airport (BFH), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,426 miles (or 13,560 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 Bacacheri 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 Bacacheri 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: | BFH / SBBI |
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Location: | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°24'11"S by 49°14'0"W |
Area Served: | Curitiba |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3057 feet (932 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFH |
More Information: | BFH Maps & Info |
Facts about Funafuti International Airport (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.
- In November 2013 the World Bank approved US$6.06 million in finance for the existing Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project for the purpose of improving operational safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure at Funafuti International Airport.
- Funafuti International Airport (FUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Funafuti International Airport is an airport in Funafuti, capital of the island nation of Tuvalu.
- 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.
- By the middle of 1944, as the fighting moved further north toward Japan, the Americans began to withdraw.
- The closest airport to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 440 miles (708 kilometers) NNW of FUN.
Facts about Bacacheri Airport (BFH):
- Bacacheri Airport is an airport in Curitiba, Brazil.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- The Brazilian Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center section 2 is located in the vicinity of the airport.
- Bacacheri Airport handled 90,360 passengers last year.
- Bacacheri Airport (BFH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bacacheri Airport (BFH) is Afonso Pena International Airport (CWB), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BFH.
- The furthest airport from Bacacheri Airport (BFH) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bacacheri Airport (meaning Bacacheri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Bacacheri Airport", another name for BFH is "Aeroporto do Bacacheri".