Nonstop flight route between A Coruña, Spain and Wallis and Futuna Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between A Coruña Airport (LCG), A Coruña, Spain and Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,239 miles (or 16,478 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 A Coruña Airport and Wallis Island, 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 A Coruña Airport and Wallis Island. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about A Coruña Airport (LCG):

• In addition to being known as "A Coruña Airport", another name for LCG is "Aeroporto da Coruña-Alvedro".
• Current and future projects include the expansion of parking facilities, an upgrade of the ILS system from Category II to Category III, a short runway expansion, and expanded aircraft parking facilities.
• The closest airport to A Coruña Airport (LCG) is Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of LCG.
• A Coruña Airport (LCG) currently has only 1 runway.
• A customs office was opened in 1979, and an air traffic control room was added in 1990.
• Because of A Coruña Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at A Coruña 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.
• In 1961, radio, and electric monitoring facilities were constructed.
• The furthest airport from A Coruña Airport (LCG) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is nearly antipodal to A Coruña Airport (meaning A Coruña Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ashburton Aerodrome), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Ashburton, New Zealand.
• On 11 September 1953, the Council of Ministers of Spain ordered the urgent construction of an airport to serve the city of A Coruña.

Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):

• Religion and culture are very close in Wallis.
• Archaeological excavations have identified sites on Wallis dating from circa 1400 AD.
• 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.
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• 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.