Nonstop flight route between Tbilisi, Georgia and Wallis and Futuna Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tbilisi Airport (TBS), Tbilisi, Georgia and Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,288 miles (or 14,948 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 Tbilisi Airport and Wallis Island, 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 Tbilisi Airport and Wallis Island. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TBS / UGTB |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Tbilisi, Georgia |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°40'9"N by 44°57'16"E |
Area Served: | Tbilisi |
Operator/Owner: | United Airports of Georgia LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1624 feet (495 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBS |
More Information: | TBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLS / NLWW |
Airport Name: | Wallis Island |
Location: | Wallis and Futuna Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°16'1"S by 176°11'59"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from WLS |
More Information: | WLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tbilisi Airport (TBS):
- The furthest airport from Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,153 miles (17,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Tbilisi International Airport formerly Novo Alexeyevka International Airport, is the main international airport in Georgia, located 17 km southeast of the capital Tbilisi.
- In addition to being known as "Tbilisi Airport", another name for TBS is "თბილისის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი".
- The closest airport to Tbilisi Airport (TBS) is Shirak International Airport (LWN), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of TBS.
- The implementing agency and the borrower for the project is TAV Urban Georgia, a concessionaire and special purpose vehicle for the construction and operation of the airport.
- “It has been planned to get the investment on reconstruction of the runway started in September 2012 and complete the project in less than 2 years,” the company said.
- Tbilisi airport mainly serves destinations in CIS, Europe and Middle East.
- Tbilisi Airport (TBS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- Sub-equatorial oceanic trade wind, hot and humid.
- The King appoints the six ministers.
- The closest airport to Wallis Island (WLS) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is located 145 miles (233 kilometers) WSW of WLS.
- The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based Aircalin.
- On 5 April 1842, the authorities of Wallis Island requested protection by France with a protectorate treaty signed in April 1887.
- The furthest airport from Wallis Island (WLS) is Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), which is nearly antipodal to Wallis Island (meaning Wallis Island is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Diori Hamani International Airport), and is located 12,326 miles (19,837 kilometers) away in Niamey, Niger.
- Because of Wallis Island's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Wallis Island 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.