Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Agadez, Niger:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY), Agadez, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,058 miles (or 19,405 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 Wallis Island and Mano Dayak International 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 Wallis Island and Mano Dayak International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between WLS and AJY makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Wallis Island and Mano Dayak International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between WLS and AJY are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Wallis and Futuna Islands and Agadez, Niger by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between WLS and AJY!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJY / DRZA |
Airport Name: | Mano Dayak International Airport |
Location: | Agadez, Niger |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°57'57"N by 8°0'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1657 feet (505 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AJY |
More Information: | AJY Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- The King also appoints, on proposition of the populations, three chiefs for each district.
- Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
- Wallis and Futuna was Established as Apostolic Vicariate in November 11, 1935 and promoted as Diocese June 21, 1966.
- The King of Uvea is called the "Lavelua".
- After a referendum in 1959, Wallis became a French Overseas Territory in 1961.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ʻUvea is one of the three traditional kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna, the other two being Alo and Sigave in the Hoorn Islands.
Facts about Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY):
- The furthest airport from Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) is Niue International Airport (IUE), which is nearly antipodal to Mano Dayak International Airport (meaning Mano Dayak International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Niue International Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Alofi, Niue.
- The closest airport to Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) is Arlit Airport (RLT), which is located 133 miles (214 kilometers) NNW of AJY.
- Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) currently has only 1 runway.