Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Samaná, Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS), Samaná, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,595 miles (or 12,222 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 Arroyo Barril 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 Arroyo Barril Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | EPS / MDAB |
Airport Name: | Arroyo Barril Airport |
Location: | Samaná, Dominican Republic |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°11'54"N by 69°25'46"W |
Area Served: | Samaná Province, Dominican Republic |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EPS |
More Information: | EPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- On 5 April 1842, the authorities of Wallis Island requested protection by France with a protectorate treaty signed in April 1887.
- The King also appoints, on proposition of the populations, three chiefs for each district.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
- The King appoints the six ministers.
- 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.
- At their arrival, Catholic missionaries were welcomed by the King Vaimua Lavelua then baptized "Soane-Patita Vaimua".
Facts about Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS):
- Because of Arroyo Barril Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Arroyo Barril Airport 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.
- Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) is El Catey International Airport (AZS), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of EPS.
- The furthest airport from Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Arroyo Barril Airport (meaning Arroyo Barril Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,127 miles (19,517 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.