Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Graz, Austria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Graz Airport (GRZ), Graz, Austria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,011 miles (or 16,111 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 Graz 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 Graz 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Archaeological excavations have identified sites on Wallis dating from circa 1400 AD.
• The Kalae Kivalu is the Chief of the Customary Council of Ministers and Prime Minister.
• The island has an area of 77,5 km² and a circumference of c.
• A Formerly called "Mua".
• On 5 April 1842, the authorities of Wallis Island requested protection by France with a protectorate treaty signed in April 1887.
• Rainfall is 2500–3000 mm per year in 4000 to Wallis and Futuna mm.

Facts about Graz Airport (GRZ):

• In addition to being known as "Graz Airport", another name for GRZ is "Flughafen Graz".
• The closest airport to Graz Airport (GRZ) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of GRZ.
• The furthest airport from Graz Airport (GRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• After the end of the Second World War, however, Austria was forbidden to possess an aviation fleet, either military or civil.
• In early 21st century, the number of passengers exceeded the 750,000-mark and in 2004 is just below 900,000.
• The construction of the airport began in 1913 with the construction of a grass runway and the first hangars.
• Graz Airport (GRZ) has 3 runways.
• Graz Airport, known as Flughafen Graz-Thalerhof in German, is a minor international airport in Graz, the second-largest city in Austria.