Pointe Vele Airport

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Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele
Pointe Vele Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesVele (Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna, France)
LocationPointe Vele
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates14°18′41″S 178°03′58″W / 14.31139°S 178.06611°W / -14.31139; -178.06611
Map
FUT is located in Futuna
FUT
FUT
Location of airport in Futuna
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,000 3,609 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]
Map of Hoorn Islands (Futuna and Alofi) showing airport location

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]

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]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Loyauté Wallis Island

Statistics[edit]

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]

  1. ^ a b c d NLWF – FUTUNA POINTE VELE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Airport information for Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands - Pointe Vele (NLWF / FUT) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ 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.

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