Nonstop flight route between Corn Island, Nicaragua and Funafuti, Tuvalu:
Departure Airport:
(12°10'17"N by 83°3'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°31'30"S by 179°11'47"E)
Distance from RNI to FUN:
6,860.56 miles (11,040.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Corn Island International Airport (RNI), Corn Island, Nicaragua and Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,861 miles (or 11,041 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 Corn Island International 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 Corn Island International 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: | RNI / MNCI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Corn Island, Nicaragua |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°10'17"N by 83°3'38"W |
| Area Served: | Big Corn Island |
| Operator/Owner: | La Republica De Nicaragua |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNI |
| More Information: | RNI 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 Corn Island International Airport (RNI):
- The closest airport to Corn Island International Airport (RNI) is Bluefields Airport (BEF), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WSW of RNI.
- Corn Island International Airport (RNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Corn Island International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Corn Island 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 "Corn Island International Airport", another name for RNI is "Aeropuerto Internacional Corn Island".
- The furthest airport from Corn Island International Airport (RNI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Corn Island International Airport (meaning Corn Island International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,429 miles (20,003 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Funafuti International Airport (FUN):
- The closest airport to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 440 miles (708 kilometers) NNW of FUN.
- 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.
- The military airfield included an airstrip, control tower, facilities and radio station at Tepuka, connected by cable to the airfield.
- Funafuti International Airport is an airport in Funafuti, capital of the island nation of Tuvalu.
- The first offensive operation was launched on 20 April 1943 when 22 B-24 Liberator aircraft from 371 and 372 Bombardment Squadrons bombed Nauru.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.80 miles (80.15 km) WSW | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua |     |
| 2 | 95.42 miles (153.56 km) ENE | Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ) | San Andres Island, Colombia | |
| 3 | 103.28 miles (166.21 km) SSW | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 114.92 miles (184.94 km) SSW | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 130.79 miles (210.49 km) N | Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ) | Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua | |
| 6 | 140.95 miles (226.84 km) NE | El Embrujo Airport (PVA) | Providencia Island, Colombia | |
| 7 | 144.04 miles (231.80 km) SSW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 152.97 miles (246.18 km) S | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 157.34 miles (253.22 km) NW | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | 166.91 miles (268.62 km) NW | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 11 | 169.40 miles (272.63 km) SSW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 169.57 miles (272.90 km) SSW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 187.68 miles (302.04 km) NNW | Waspam Airport (WSP) | Waspam, Nicaragua | |
| 14 | 190.61 miles (306.75 km) S | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 15 | 200.55 miles (322.76 km) WSW | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) | Liberia, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,429.35 miles (20,003.05 km) E | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,832.16 miles (19,041.97 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,754.36 miles (18,916.76 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,715.65 miles (18,854.46 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,698.27 miles (18,826.49 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,674.57 miles (18,788.35 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,666.51 miles (18,775.38 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,653.64 miles (18,754.68 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,645.19 miles (18,741.07 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,625.94 miles (18,710.08 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,617.54 miles (18,696.57 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,604.79 miles (18,676.05 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,598.08 miles (18,665.25 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,576.24 miles (18,630.11 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,562.46 miles (18,607.93 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 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 | |