Nonstop flight route between Wallis and Futuna Islands and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands and Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,438 miles (or 10,362 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 Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International 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 Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International 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: | YWG / CYWG |
Airport Name: | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport |
Location: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°54'35"N by 97°14'23"W |
Area Served: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 783 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YWG |
More Information: | YWG Maps & Info |
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- Uvea is located 240 km northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands.
- 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 King of Uvea is called the "Lavelua".
- On 5 April 1842, the authorities of Wallis Island requested protection by France with a protectorate treaty signed in April 1887.
- 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.
- The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based Aircalin.
- The island has an area of 77,5 km² and a circumference of c.
Facts about Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG):
- The Winnipeg Bus Terminal was opened beside the main terminal building on August 15, 2009.
- The closest airport to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of YWG.
- On April 14, 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper with Premier Gary Doer announced at James Richardson that both the Federal and Provincial governments will contribute $212.5 million towards a divided four lane expressway to be called CentrePort Canada Way.
- Because of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 783 feet, planes can take off or land at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International 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 furthest airport from Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,465 miles (16,841 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Richardson International Airport is included in a new 20,000-acre inland port area created by provincial legislation – CentrePort Canada Act, C.C.S.M.
- The Perimeter Aviation terminal building is located 2.6 km south of the main terminal building and is operated exclusively by Perimeter Aviation.
- An important transportation hub for the province of Manitoba, Winnipeg International Airport is the only commercial international airport within the province as the other airports of entry serve general aviation only.
- Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) has 2 runways.