Nonstop flight route between Funafuti, Tuvalu and Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu and Aurangabad Airport (IXU), Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,310 miles (or 11,764 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 Aurangabad 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 Aurangabad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Funafuti International Airport (FUN):

• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 440 miles (708 kilometers) NNW of FUN.
• Funafuti International Airport is an airport in Funafuti, capital of the island nation of Tuvalu.
• Up to 1999 Air Marshall Islands operated a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 with a passenger load of 55.
• By the middle of 1944, as the fighting moved further north toward Japan, the Americans began to withdraw.

Facts about Aurangabad Airport (IXU):

• Funds required for the first phase were 817.1 million, of which 694.8 million was allocated by JBIC.
• The furthest airport from Aurangabad Airport (IXU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Aurangabad Airport", another name for IXU is "औरंगाबाद विमानतळ".
• The opening ceremony took place on 21 November 2008 before Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
• One of the most daunting problems faced by airport management at Aurangabad was that of parking space for the aircraft, since the old apron could only accommodate one wide-bodied aircraft.
• Aurangabad Airport (IXU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In the early 1990s, the Government of Maharashtra attempted to develop tourism in Aurangabad district but the project failed to take off.
• Aurangabad Airport is a public airport located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
• The closest airport to Aurangabad Airport (IXU) is Ozar Airport (ISK), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) W of IXU.