Nonstop flight route between Sibiu, Romania and Funafuti, Tuvalu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), Sibiu, Romania and Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,469 miles (or 15,238 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 Sibiu 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 Sibiu 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: | SBZ / LRSB |
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Location: | Sibiu, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°47'8"N by 24°5'8"E |
Area Served: | Sibiu, Romania |
Operator/Owner: | Sibiu County Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1520 feet (463 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBZ |
More Information: | SBZ 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 Sibiu International Airport (SBZ):
- In 2006 - 2008, the airport passed through the most important rehabilitation program in its history, a 77 mil.
- Sibiu International Airport or Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu serves the historic city of Sibiu.
- Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sibiu International Airport", another name for SBZ is "Aeroportul Internațional Sibiu".
- The furthest airport from Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Sibiu International Airport handled 189,300 passengers last year.
- In 1943, the flying activities have been developed on a field of 174 ha surface.
- The closest airport to Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) NNE of SBZ.
Facts about Funafuti International Airport (FUN):
- Funafuti International Airport (FUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- By the middle of 1944, as the fighting moved further north toward Japan, the Americans began to withdraw.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.