Nonstop flight route between Plentywood, Montana, United States and Funafuti, Tuvalu:
Departure Airport:
(48°47'20"N by 104°31'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°31'30"S by 179°11'47"E)
Distance from PWD to FUN:
6,048.09 miles (9,733.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sher-Wood Airport (PWD), Plentywood, Montana, United States and Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,048 miles (or 9,733 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 Sher-Wood Airport and Funafuti 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 Sher-Wood Airport and Funafuti International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWD / KPWD |
| Airport Name: | Sher-Wood Airport |
| Location: | Plentywood, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'20"N by 104°31'23"W |
| Area Served: | Plentywood, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Plentwood & Sheridan County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2264 feet (690 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWD |
| More Information: | PWD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Sher-Wood Airport (PWD):
- Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) is Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of PWD.
- The furthest airport from Sher-Wood Airport (PWD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,321 miles (16,610 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Funafuti International Airport (FUN):
- By the middle of 1944, as the fighting moved further north toward Japan, the Americans began to withdraw.
- Funafuti International Airport is an airport in Funafuti, capital of the island nation of Tuvalu.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.38 miles (93.96 km) SE | Sloulin Field International Airport (ISN) | Williston, North Dakota, United States |     |
| 2 | 68.02 miles (109.47 km) SW | L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) | Wolf Point, Montana, United States | |
| 3 | 76.29 miles (122.77 km) SSE | Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (SDY) | Sidney, Montana, United States | |
| 4 | 76.36 miles (122.88 km) ENE | Estevan Regional Aerodrome (YEN) | Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 5 | 103.71 miles (166.90 km) WSW | Glasgow International Airport (GGW) | Glasgow, Montana, United States | |
| 6 | 113.72 miles (183.02 km) N | Regina International Airport (YQR) | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 7 | 114.78 miles (184.72 km) S | Dawson Community Airport (GDV) | Glendive, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 116.18 miles (186.97 km) NNW | CFB Moose Jaw (YMJ) | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 9 | 146.88 miles (236.38 km) E | Minot Air Force Base (MIB) | Minot, North Dakota, United States | |
| 10 | 150.87 miles (242.80 km) SW | Jordan Airport (JDN) | Jordan, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 152.95 miles (246.15 km) ESE | Minot International Airport (MOT) | Minot, North Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 159.11 miles (256.06 km) SSE | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK) | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | |
| 13 | 175.03 miles (281.69 km) SSW | Miles City Airport (MLS) | Miles City, Montana, United States | |
| 14 | 175.94 miles (283.15 km) NW | Swift Current Airport (YYN) | Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 15 | 186.90 miles (300.79 km) SSE | Bowman Municipal Airport (BWM) | Bowman, North Dakota, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,320.99 miles (16,609.98 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,243.86 miles (16,485.85 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,240.99 miles (16,481.23 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,216.50 miles (16,441.81 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,187.38 miles (16,394.96 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,173.50 miles (16,372.62 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,149.54 miles (16,334.06 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,141.56 miles (16,321.21 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,123.66 miles (16,292.42 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,095.35 miles (16,246.85 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,085.87 miles (16,231.60 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,068.37 miles (16,203.44 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,057.42 miles (16,185.81 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,049.34 miles (16,172.80 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,046.50 miles (16,168.23 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 440.18 miles (708.39 km) NNW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 440.66 miles (709.17 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 452.60 miles (728.38 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 541.82 miles (871.97 km) NNW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 548.80 miles (883.21 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 6 | 579.67 miles (932.89 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 7 | 599.17 miles (964.27 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 8 | 609.65 miles (981.13 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 635.38 miles (1,022.54 km) S | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 644.44 miles (1,037.12 km) S | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 11 | 647.61 miles (1,042.22 km) SSW | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 648.54 miles (1,043.72 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 13 | 652.39 miles (1,049.92 km) ESE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 14 | 659.04 miles (1,060.63 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 15 | 682.10 miles (1,097.73 km) ESE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.38 miles (19,900.11 km) N | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 2 | 12,305.08 miles (19,803.05 km) NE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 3 | 12,300.59 miles (19,795.83 km) NNE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 4 | 12,298.38 miles (19,792.27 km) ENE | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 12,281.46 miles (19,765.05 km) NW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 6 | 12,276.44 miles (19,756.97 km) ENE | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 12,253.81 miles (19,720.55 km) N | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 12,251.92 miles (19,717.50 km) N | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 12,251.77 miles (19,717.26 km) WNW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 10 | 12,241.54 miles (19,700.80 km) NW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 11 | 12,237.81 miles (19,694.80 km) NNE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 12,230.97 miles (19,683.79 km) NE | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 12,230.36 miles (19,682.81 km) NNW | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 14 | 12,222.25 miles (19,669.75 km) NNW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 12,221.25 miles (19,668.14 km) NW | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |