Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Dédougou, Burkina Faso:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Dédougou Airport (DGU), Dédougou, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,943 miles (or 19,220 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 Dédougou 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 Dédougou 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):

• Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.
• 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.
• 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.
• ʻUvea is one of the three traditional kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna, the other two being Alo and Sigave in the Hoorn Islands.
• Religion and culture are very close in Wallis.

Facts about Dédougou Airport (DGU):

• In addition to being known as "Dédougou Airport", another name for DGU is "Dédougou Airport (Dédougou)".
• The furthest airport from Dédougou Airport (DGU) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Dédougou Airport (meaning Dédougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,132 miles (19,524 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
• Dédougou Airport (DGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Dédougou Airport (DGU) is Nouna Airport (XNU), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of DGU.
• Because of Dédougou Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Dédougou 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.