Nonstop flight route between Utti / Valkeala, Finland and Funafuti, Tuvalu:
Departure Airport:
(60°53'47"N by 26°56'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°31'30"S by 179°11'47"E)
Distance from UTI to FUN:
8,548.78 miles (13,757.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Utti Airport (UTI), Utti / Valkeala, Finland and Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,549 miles (or 13,758 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 Utti 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 Utti 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: | UTI / EFUT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Utti / Valkeala, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°53'47"N by 26°56'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia, Finnish Defence Forces |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 339 feet (103 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTI |
| More Information: | UTI 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 Utti Airport (UTI):
- In addition to being known as "Utti Airport", another name for UTI is "Utin lentoasema".
- Because of Utti Airport's relatively low elevation of 339 feet, planes can take off or land at Utti 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.
- Utti Airport handled 14 passengers last year.
- Utti Airport (UTI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Utti Airport (UTI) is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) ENE of UTI.
- The furthest airport from Utti Airport (UTI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,915 miles (17,566 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Funafuti International Airport (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.
- 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 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.88 miles (67.40 km) ENE | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland |     |
| 2 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) N | Mikkeli Airport (MIK) | Mikkeli, Finland | |
| 3 | 71.37 miles (114.86 km) WSW | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| 4 | 78.01 miles (125.54 km) WSW | Helsinki Airport (HEL) | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland | |
| 5 | 78.12 miles (125.72 km) SW | Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland | |
| 6 | 93.25 miles (150.07 km) NNE | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 7 | 97.25 miles (156.50 km) NW | Halli Airport (KEV) | Kuorevesi, Finland | |
| 8 | 111.93 miles (180.13 km) NNW | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 9 | 117.27 miles (188.73 km) WNW | Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland | |
| 10 | 125.94 miles (202.68 km) SW | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 11 | 135.48 miles (218.03 km) NE | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 12 | 136.54 miles (219.73 km) ESE | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) | |
| 13 | 139.59 miles (224.64 km) ESE | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 14 | 148.57 miles (239.09 km) N | Kuopio Airport (KUO) | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland | |
| 15 | 150.09 miles (241.54 km) NE | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,914.87 miles (17,565.74 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,641.03 miles (17,125.03 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,622.83 miles (17,095.75 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,618.89 miles (17,089.40 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,605.14 miles (17,067.28 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,587.83 miles (17,039.43 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,584.08 miles (17,033.39 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,584.04 miles (17,033.32 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,577.50 miles (17,022.80 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,557.39 miles (16,990.42 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,547.80 miles (16,974.99 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,547.30 miles (16,974.19 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,534.06 miles (16,952.89 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,532.29 miles (16,950.03 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,530.54 miles (16,947.22 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |