Nonstop flight route between Funafuti, Tuvalu and Dorval, Quebec, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu and Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Dorval, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,463 miles (or 12,010 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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International 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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International 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 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 440 miles (708 kilometers) NNW of 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.
• Funafuti Airport was built by United States Navy Seabee construction battalions in 1943 during World War II.
• Up to 1999 Air Marshall Islands operated a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 with a passenger load of 55.

Facts about Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL):

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• Because of Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau 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 addition to being known as "Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport", another name for YUL is "Aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal".
• Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) has 3 runways.
• On December 20, 2012, phase I of this project, which is the opening of a new boarding lounge and gate at the far end of the international terminal, will be officially completed at a cost of CAD270 million.
• The furthest airport from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Société de transport de Montréal presently has four regular bus routes serving Trudeau International Airport, including route "204 Cardinal" seven days a week, route "209 Sources" Monday to Friday, and route "356 Lachine /Montreal–Trudeau /Des Sources" and 378 Sauvé /Côte-Vertu /Montreal–Trudeau night buses.
• With all international scheduled flights going back to Montréal–Dorval in 1997, as well as charter flights in 2004, Montréal–Dorval International Airport was finally able to become a true hub, where passengers would not have to travel to different airports depending on the type of flight.
• The closest airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of YUL.