Pointe Vele Airport

For the airport in Futuna, Vanuatu, see Futuna Airport.
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
Map
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

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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Loyauté Wallis Island

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at FUT airport. See Wikidata query.

Temperature record

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d NLWF – FUTUNA POINTE VELE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 26 December 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.