Nonstop flight route between Funafuti, Tuvalu and Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(8°31'30"S by 179°11'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°16'58"S by 20°52'58"E)
Distance from FUN to BNB:
10,824.55 miles (17,420.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Funafuti International Airport (FUN), Funafuti, Tuvalu and Boende Airport (BNB), Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,825 miles (or 17,420 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 Boende 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 Boende Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNB / FZGN |
| Airport Name: | Boende Airport |
| Location: | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°16'58"S by 20°52'58"E |
| Area Served: | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1168 feet (356 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNB |
| More Information: | BNB Maps & Info |
Facts about Funafuti International Airport (FUN):
- By the middle of 1944, as the fighting moved further north toward Japan, the Americans began to withdraw.
- 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 airport is at an elevation of 9 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- Up to 1999 Air Marshall Islands operated a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 with a passenger load of 55.
- The closest airport to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 440 miles (708 kilometers) NNW of FUN.
- Funafuti International Airport (FUN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Boende Airport (BNB):
- The furthest airport from Boende Airport (BNB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Boende Airport (meaning Boende Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,267 miles (19,742 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Boende Airport (BNB) is Basankusu Airport (BSU), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) NW of BNB.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 128.71 miles (207.14 km) NW | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 153.05 miles (246.31 km) WSW | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 174.74 miles (281.22 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 177.50 miles (285.66 km) ESE | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 180.49 miles (290.47 km) W | Mbandaka Airport (MDK) | Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 213.09 miles (342.94 km) WSW | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 234.90 miles (378.04 km) WNW | Impfondo Airport (ION) | Impfondo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) ENE | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 277.64 miles (446.82 km) SW | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 278.53 miles (448.25 km) SE | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 280.45 miles (451.34 km) S | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 283.05 miles (455.53 km) NW | Bétou Airport (BTB) | Betou, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 312.31 miles (502.62 km) E | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 313.49 miles (504.52 km) N | Gbadolite Airport (BDT) | Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 319.73 miles (514.55 km) SW | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,688.74 miles (18,811.16 km) S | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,542.13 miles (18,575.21 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,211.88 miles (18,043.73 km) SE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,207.70 miles (18,037.00 km) SE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,203.86 miles (18,030.82 km) SE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,190.88 miles (18,009.92 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,176.83 miles (17,987.32 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,171.26 miles (17,978.35 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,156.24 miles (17,954.18 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,141.07 miles (17,929.77 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,133.13 miles (17,916.98 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,121.90 miles (17,898.92 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,114.73 miles (17,887.38 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,109.00 miles (17,878.15 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |