Nonstop flight route between Funafuti, Tuvalu and St. Augustine, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu and Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST), St. Augustine, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,076 miles (or 11,387 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 Northeast Florida Regional 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 Northeast Florida Regional 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 military airfield included an airstrip, control tower, facilities and radio station at Tepuka, connected by cable to the airfield.
• The closest airport to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 440 miles (708 kilometers) NNW of 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.
• 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.
• Up to 1999 Air Marshall Islands operated a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 with a passenger load of 55.
• Funafuti International Airport (FUN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The runway was originally constructed using coral aggregate and has a sub-base layer of 8 cm thick coral gravel, surfaced with a 1–2 cm asphalt chip seal.

Facts about Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST):

• VOR – 109.40 MHZILS/31 – 111.10 MHZ
• Northeast Florida Regional Airport, formerly St.
• Frontier Airlines began service to St.
• The airport was renamed "The Northeast Florida Regional Airport" in April 2010.
• Because of Northeast Florida Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Northeast Florida Regional 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 Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,485 miles (18,483 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Northeast Florida Regional Airport", another name for UST is "SGJ".
• Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) has 6 runways.
• The closest airport to Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST) is NAS Jacksonville (NIP), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of UST.
• In June 1954 the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation announced it would build an aircraft modification plant at the airport, opening the facility the following year.