Nonstop flight route between Funafuti, Tuvalu and Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB), Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,409 miles (or 8,704 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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah 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 Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Funafuti International Airport (FUN):

• The deterioration of the runway's sub-base is a consequence of its low elevation and the hydrologic dynamics in the sub-surface of the atoll.
• 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.
• 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 (FUN) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB):

• On 8 August 2008, VistaJet Holding SA started operations from the airport.
• Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) currently has only 1 runway.
• Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport handled 1,859,020 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport", another name for SZB is "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah لاڤڠن تربڠ انتارابڠسا سلطان عبدالعزيز شه".
• A new KL City Airport shuttle bus service to Kelana Jaya LRT station, e@Curve Mutiara Damansara, Plaza Damas and Pekeliling Bus Station has just started on 11 October 2013.
• Because of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah 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 airport serves as Berjaya Air's main gateway to several Malaysian holiday destinations, including Pulau Tioman.
• The furthest airport from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) is Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (meaning Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mariscal Lamar International Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Cuenca, Ecuador.
• Another MAS subsidiary, Firefly also operates a fleet of ATR-72 out of Subang.
• The closest airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) is  KA01  KJ15  MR1  Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) E of SZB.