Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Keflavík International Airport (KEF), Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,710 miles (or 14,017 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 Keflavík 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 Keflavík International 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: | KEF / BIKF |
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Location: | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°59'5"N by 22°36'20"W |
Area Served: | Greater Reykjavík Area |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 171 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KEF |
More Information: | KEF Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- Sub-equatorial oceanic trade wind, hot and humid.
- Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
- 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.
- During World War II the island's administration was pro-Vichy until a Free French corvette from New Caledonia deposed the regime on 26 May 1942.
- Religion and culture are very close in Wallis.
- Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
- After a referendum in 1959, Wallis became a French Overseas Territory in 1961.
- 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 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 King also appoints, on proposition of the populations, three chiefs for each district.
- At their arrival, Catholic missionaries were welcomed by the King Vaimua Lavelua then baptized "Soane-Patita Vaimua".
- The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based Aircalin.
Facts about Keflavík International Airport (KEF):
- In addition to being known as "Keflavík International Airport", another name for KEF is "Keflavíkurflugvöllur".
- Although the population of Iceland is only about 300,000, there are scheduled flights to and from nine locations in the United States, four in Canada and 31 cities across Europe.
- The 10,000-foot-long and 200-foot-wide runways are long enough to support NASA's Space Shuttle and also the Antonov An-225.
- With the re-construction of the military base at Keflavík during the 1950s, the air terminal found itself positioned in the middle of the base.
- The furthest airport from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,188 miles (18,005 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The presence of foreign military forces in Iceland under the NATO sponsored Iceland–U.S.
- Because of Keflavík International Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Keflavík International 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.
- The main carriers at Keflavík are Icelandair and WOW air, who make the airport their main hub.
- Keflavík International Airport (KEF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is Reykjavík Airport (RKV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KEF.