Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Jagdalpur, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Jagdalpur Airport (JGB), Jagdalpur, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,270 miles (or 11,700 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 Jagdalpur 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 Jagdalpur 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: | JGB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jagdalpur, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°4'27"N by 82°2'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1822 feet (555 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JGB |
| More Information: | JGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- A Formerly called "Mua".
- The island was renamed "Wallis" after a Cornish navigator, Captain Samuel Wallis, who discovered it while sailing the HMS Dolphin on August 16, 1767, following his discovery of Tahiti.
- The King also appoints, on proposition of the populations, three chiefs for each district.
- The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based Aircalin.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Jagdalpur Airport (JGB):
- In addition to being known as "Jagdalpur Airport", another name for JGB is "जगदलपुर हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,520 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) is విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) SE of JGB.
- Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) currently has only 1 runway.
