Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Everett, Washington, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from WLS to PAE:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- WLS Airport Information
- PAE Airport Information
- Facts about WLS
- Facts about PAE
- Map of Nearest Airports to WLS
- List of Nearest Airports to WLS
- Map of Furthest Airports from WLS
- List of Furthest Airports from WLS
- Map of Nearest Airports to PAE
- List of Nearest Airports to PAE
- Map of Furthest Airports from PAE
- List of Furthest Airports from PAE
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Paine Field (PAE), Everett, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,365 miles (or 8,634 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 Paine Field, 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 Paine Field. 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: | PAE / KPAE |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Everett, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°54'21"N by 122°16'53"W |
Area Served: | Snohomish County, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Snohomish County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 606 feet (185 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAE |
More Information: | PAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
- 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 population of the island was 10,071 in 2003.
- 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.
- 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 appoints the six ministers.
Facts about Paine Field (PAE):
- Because of Paine Field's relatively low elevation of 606 feet, planes can take off or land at Paine Field 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.
- Paine Field was originally constructed in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration project.
- Paine Field (PAE) has 3 runways.
- The airport is currently conducting an environmental assessment of the effects of commercial aviation at Paine Field.
- The closest airport to Paine Field (PAE) is Kenmore Air (KEH), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) S of PAE.
- In addition to being known as "Paine Field", another name for PAE is "Snohomish County Airport".
- Snohomish County has adopted the policy of not spending funds to subsidize airlines or to pay for the infrastructure needed to support commercial air service.
- The furthest airport from Paine Field (PAE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.