Funafuti International Airport
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Funafuti International Airport is the only airport of the island state of Tuvalu in Polynesia. It was built by U.S. construction battalions in 1943 and became the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Bomber Aviation. In 1945 it was converted into a commercial airport.
Funafuti Airport has one operating terminal and one runway about 1,500 meters long. Flights from here are operated by Air Pacific only to Nausori Airport, located in Fiji.
The small airport building was renovated in 2009. In the waiting room there is a cafe, post office and a souvenir shop, popular among tourists. A few minutes walk is a parking lot, it is possible to rent a car.
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