Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM), Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,824 miles (or 7,764 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 Ba'kelalan 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 Ba'kelalan Airport. 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: | BKM / WBGQ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°59'18"N by 115°37'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Bakelalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2900 feet (884 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKM | 
| More Information: | BKM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- After a referendum in 1959, Wallis became a French Overseas Territory in 1961.
- A Formerly called "Mua".
- The island has an area of 77,5 km² and a circumference of c.
- The population of the island was 10,071 in 2003.
- 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 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 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 only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based Aircalin.
Facts about Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM):
- In addition to being known as "Ba'kelalan Airport", other names for BKM include "Lapangan Terbang Bakelalan" and "BKM[1]".
- The closest airport to Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of BKM.
- The furthest airport from Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Ba'kelalan Airport (meaning Ba'kelalan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) currently has only 1 runway.




