AirportsFunafuti International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Funafuti, in Tuvalu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FUN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FUN
- ICAO code
- NGFU
- City
- Funafuti
- State or region
- Funafuti
- Country
- Tuvalu
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.5239° S, 179.1970° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (9 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,536 m (5,040 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FUN means Funafuti International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NGFU. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.5239° S, 179.1970° E. It stands 3 metres (9 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Funafuti, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Funafuti International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,536 metres (5,040 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,536 m 5,040 ft | 24 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rotuma AirportRotuma, Fiji | RTA | 498 km |
| Pointe Vele AirportFutuna Island, Wallis and Futuna | FUT | 709 km |
| Hihifo AirportWallis Island, Wallis and Futuna | WLS | 726 km |
| Labasa AirportLabasa, Fiji | LBS | 883 km |
| Matei AirportMatei, Fiji | TVU | 914 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,637 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,024 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,803 km | 17 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,240 km | 18 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,058 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,084 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,404 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,407 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 4,025 km | 5 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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