Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Uummannaq, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Uummannaq Heliport (UMD), Uummannaq, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,835 miles (or 12,609 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 Uummannaq Heliport, 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 Uummannaq Heliport. 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: | UMD / BGUM |
Airport Name: | Uummannaq Heliport |
Location: | Uummannaq, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°40'46"N by 52°7'1"W |
Area Served: | Uummannaq, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from UMD |
More Information: | UMD Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- 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.
- Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
- The island was renamed "Wallis" after a Cornish navigator, Captain Samuel Wallis, who discovered it while sailing the HMS Dolphin on August 16, 1767, following his discovery of Tahiti.
- Religion and culture are very close in Wallis.
- 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 King of Uvea is called the "Lavelua".
Facts about Uummannaq Heliport (UMD):
- Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
- Because of Uummannaq Heliport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Uummannaq Heliport 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 Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,397 miles (16,732 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Unloading baggage from the Air Greenland Bell 212 helicopter
- The closest airport to Uummannaq Heliport (UMD) is Qaarsut Airport (JQA), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of UMD.