Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Bergamo (near Milan), Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), Bergamo (near Milan), Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,172 miles (or 16,370 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport, 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 Il Caravaggio International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):

• The King appoints the six ministers.
• 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.
• Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
• At their arrival, Catholic missionaries were welcomed by the King Vaimua Lavelua then baptized "Soane-Patita Vaimua".
• 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 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.

Facts about Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY):

• The closest airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) is Milan Linate Airport (LIN), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SW of BGY.
• Il Caravaggio International Airport handled 8,890,720 passengers last year.
• Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Il Caravaggio International Airport (meaning Il Caravaggio International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,487 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• There are several bus and coach connections to and from Bergamo Airport.
• Because of Il Caravaggio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 782 feet, planes can take off or land at Il Caravaggio International 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 addition to being known as "Il Caravaggio International Airport", another name for BGY is "Aeroporto di Bergamo-Orio al Serio".