Nonstop flight route between Truckee, California, United States and Wallis and Futuna Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States and Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,116 miles (or 8,233 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 Truckee Tahoe 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 Truckee Tahoe Airport and Wallis Island. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TKF / KTRK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Truckee, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W |
| Area Served: | Truckee, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Truckee Tahoe Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5900 feet (1,798 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TKF |
| More Information: | TKF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):
- Truckee-Tahoe Airport covers 989 acres at an elevation of 5,900 ft above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
- Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.
- 100LL and Jet A are available 7am - 7pm, and self serve 100LL is available 7am - 9pm.
- The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- Religion and culture are very close in Wallis.
- The King of Uvea is called the "Lavelua".
- The island has an area of 77,5 km² and a circumference of c.
- 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.
- At their arrival, Catholic missionaries were welcomed by the King Vaimua Lavelua then baptized "Soane-Patita Vaimua".
- Sub-equatorial oceanic trade wind, hot and humid.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
