Pointe Vele Airport (IATA: FUT, ICAO: NLWF) is an airport serving Futuna Island in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna.[1] The airport is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Leava.[1]
Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Vele (Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna, France) | ||||||||||
| Location | Pointe Vele | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°18′41″S 178°03′58″W / 14.31139°S 178.06611°W | ||||||||||
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  FUT Location of airport in Futuna | |||||||||||
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Facilities edit
The airport resides at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,100 by 25 metres (3,609 ft × 82 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Loyauté | Wallis Island |
Statistics edit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Annual passenger traffic at FUT airport.
See Wikidata query.
Temperature record edit
On 10 January 2016, the weather station at the airport recorded a temperature of 35.8 °C (96.4 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Wallis and Futuna.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d NLWF – FUTUNA POINTE VELE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 18 April 2024.
- ^ Airport information for Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands - Pointe Vele (NLWF / FUT) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Masters, Jeff; Henson, Bob (18 January 2017). "Confirmed: 2016 the Warmest Year in History of Global Recordkeeping". Wunderground. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
External links edit
- NLWF – FUTUNA POINTE VELE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 18 April 2024.