List of airports in Wallis and Futuna
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Airport
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s in Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands , is a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west, the main part of Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast,...
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Wallis and Futuna is an overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer or COM) of France
France
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located in the South Pacific
Oceania
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between Fiji
Fiji
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and Samoa
Samoa
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The territory is made up of three main volcanic
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
tropical islands along with a number of tiny islets, and is split into two island groups that lie about 260 kilometres (161.6 mi) apart, namely Wallis Island
Wallis Island
Wallis is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna....
s (or Uvea Islands) in the northeast and Hoorn Islands
Hoorn Islands
The Hoorn Islands are one of the two island groups of which the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna is geographically composed. The aggregate area is 115 km², and the population 4873 .Geographically, there are two islands:*Futuna Island The Hoorn Islands (also Futuna Islands) are...
(or Futuna Islands) in the southwest, including Futuna Island
Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna
Futuna is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, nearby Alofi being the other...
proper and the mostly uninhabited Alofi Island
Alofi Island
Alofi is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna...
. The capital
Capital City
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of Wallis and Futuna is Mata-Utu
Mata-Utu
Mata-Utu is the capital of the Wallis and Futuna Territory. It is located on the island of Wallis , in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. Its population is 1,191 ....
, which is located on Wallis Island.
Airports
ICAO location identifiers are linked to each airport's Aeronautical Information PublicationAeronautical Information Publication
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(AIP), which are available online in Portable Document Format
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(PDF) from the French Service d'information aéronautique (SIA). Locations shown in bold are as per the airport's AIP page. Most airports give two locations: the first is the city served, second is the city where the airport is located.
| Location served | ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic... |
IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association... |
Airport name | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallis Wallis Island Wallis is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna.... / Hihifo Hihifo Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga.Hihifo is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities for the island residents, with a post office and police station.The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Falehau and... |
WLS | Hihifo Airport Hihifo Airport Hihifo Airport is an airport in Hihifo on Wallis Island in Wallis and Futuna. The airport is 5.6 km from Mata-Utu.... |
Public | |
| Futuna Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Futuna is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna. It is one of the Hoorn Islands or Îles Horne, nearby Alofi being the other... / Pointe Vele |
FUT | Pointe Vele Airport (Maopoop Airport) | Restricted |
See also
- List of airports in France
- List of airports by ICAO code: N#NL - Wallis and Futuna
External links
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