Funafuti International Airport
Funafuti International Airport is an airport in Vaiaku on Funafuti, an atoll that serves as the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. It is the sole international airport in Tuvalu. Fiji Airways operates between Suva, Nadi and Funafuti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Tuvalu
- Also known as: “FUN” and “NGFU”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vaiaku Lagi Hotel and Tuvalu Mosque.
Vaiaku Lagi Hotel
Hotel
Princess Margaret Hospital
Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital on Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu is the only hospital in the country, and the primary provider of medical services for all the islands of Tuvalu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alapi and Vaiaku.
Alapi
Village
Alapi is a village on the atoll of Funafuti, Tuvalu. According to 2012 census, there were 1029 inhabitants. The area of the village is 0.11 km2.
Vaiaku
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vaiaku is a village located on the southern coast of the island of Fongafale in the atoll of Funafuti in Tuvalu, which is home to most of the major administrative buildings.
Senala
Village
Senala is a village in Tuvalu, located on the Funafuti atoll, on the island of Fongafale. The settlement has an area of 0.13 km2. In 2001, it was inhabited by 574 people, and by 1207 in 2012.
Funafuti International Airport
- Categories: international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Funafuti, Tuvalu, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.52396° or 8° 31′ 26″ southLongitude
179.19676° or 179° 11′ 48″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)IATA airport code
FUNICAO airport code
NGFUUnited Nations Location Code
TV FUNOpen location code
6V3XF5GW+CPOpenStreetMap ID
way 432052995OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
6299953Wikidata ID
Q1327938
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Funafuti International Airport” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional de Funafuti”
- Cebuano: “Funafuti International Airport”
- Chinese: “富納富提國際機場”
- Chinese: “富纳富提国际机场”
- Finnish: “Funafuti International Airport”
- Finnish: “Funafutin kansainvälinen lentoasema”
- Finnish: “Funafutin kansainvälinen lentokenttä”
- Finnish: “Funafutin lentoasema”
- Finnish: “Funafutin lentokenttä”
- French: “aéroport de Funafuti”
- French: “aéroport international de Funafuti”
- French: “Aéroport international de Funafuti”
- French: “Aéroport International de Funafuti”
- German: “Flughafen Funafuti”
- German: “NGFU”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Funafuti”
- Indonesian: “FUN”
- Indonesian: “NGFU”
- Japanese: “フナフチ国際空港”
- Japanese: “フナフティ国際空港”
- Korean: “푸나푸티 국제공항”
- Lithuanian: “Funafučio tarptautinis oro uostas”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Funafuti”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “FUN”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Funafuti internasjonale lufthavn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “NGFU”
- Norwegian: “Funafuti internasjonale lufthavn”
- Persian: “فرودگاه بینالمللی فونافوتی”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Funafuti”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Funafuti”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Funafuti”
- Russian: “Международный аэропорт Фунафути”
- Russian: “Фунафути (аэропорт)”
- Russian: “Фунафути”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Funafuti”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Funafuti”
- Spanish: “FUN”
- Spanish: “NGFU”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи биналмилалӣ фунофути”
- Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติฟูนาฟูตี”
- Ukrainian: “Міжнародний аеропорт Фунафуті”
- Ukrainian: “Фунафуті”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Funafuti”
- Wallisian: “Malae vakalele o Funafuti”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Funafuti”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tokotu and Fakaifou Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Tuvalu and Airport Terminal.
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