Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Clinton, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM), Clinton, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,037 miles (or 9,715 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 Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark, 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 Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark. 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: | CSM / KCSM |
| Airport Name: | Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark |
| Location: | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°20'22"N by 99°12'2"W |
| Area Served: | Clinton, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1922 feet (586 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CSM |
| More Information: | CSM Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- During World War II the island's administration was pro-Vichy until a Free French corvette from New Caledonia deposed the regime on 26 May 1942.
- Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
- 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".
- 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 island has an area of 77,5 km² and a circumference of c.
- Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
- ʻUvea is one of the three traditional kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna, the other two being Alo and Sigave in the Hoorn 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.
- Wallis and Futuna was Established as Apostolic Vicariate in November 11, 1935 and promoted as Diocese June 21, 1966.
- Wallis is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna.
Facts about Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM):
- One company, Rocketplane Kistler, formerly based in Oklahoma, had plans to build a spacecraft and, as of 2006, had plans to offer commercial space flights from the Oklahoma Spaceport by 2009.
- The airpark is at the site of a public airfield known as Clinton-Sherman Airport.
- The closest airport to Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM) is Clinton Regional Airport (CLK), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NE of CSM.
- Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,925 miles (17,582 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
