Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Westerland, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,549 miles (or 15,367 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 Sylt 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 Sylt 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):

• Archaeological excavations have identified sites on Wallis dating from circa 1400 AD.
• 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.
• ʻUvea is one of the three traditional kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna, the other two being Alo and Sigave in the Hoorn Islands.
• Wallis and Futuna was Established as Apostolic Vicariate in November 11, 1935 and promoted as Diocese June 21, 1966.
• Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
• The Kalae Kivalu is the Chief of the Customary Council of Ministers and Prime Minister.
• 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.

Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):

• Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
• In 1990 Sylt Airport received new technical equipment as well as new passenger facilities.
• The furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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.
• The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
• Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.