Nonstop flight route between Alotau, Papua New Guinea and Wallis and Futuna Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gurney Airport (GUR), Alotau, Papua New Guinea and Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,271 miles (or 3,655 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 relatively short distance between Gurney Airport and Wallis Island, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Gurney Airport (GUR):

• Gurney Airport is an airport serving Alotau in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.
• The closest airport to Gurney Airport (GUR) is Vivigani Airport (VIV), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) N of GUR.
• Because of Gurney Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Gurney 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 furthest airport from Gurney Airport (GUR) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
• Gurney Airport (GUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airfield was reopened in early 1966, as a part of the Australian colonial policy of having each of the provincial capitals served by daily flights.

Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):

• 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.
• Wallis is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna.
• 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.
• The King also appoints, on proposition of the populations, three chiefs for each district.
• Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
• 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 Kalae Kivalu is the Chief of the Customary Council of Ministers and Prime Minister.
• The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based Aircalin.