Nonstop flight route between Mota Lava, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna Islands:
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A direct, nonstop flight between Mota Lava Airport (MTV), Mota Lava, Vanuatu and Wallis Island (WLS), Wallis and Futuna Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,081 miles (or 1,740 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 relatively short distance between Mota Lava Airport and Wallis Island, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTV / NVSA |
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Location: | Mota Lava, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°39'56"S by 167°42'39"E |
Area Served: | Mota Lava, Torba, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 63 feet (19 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MTV |
More Information: | MTV Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Mota Lava Airport (MTV):
- The closest airport to Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of MTV.
- Because of Mota Lava Airport's relatively low elevation of 63 feet, planes can take off or land at Mota Lava 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 Mota Lava Airport (MTV) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is nearly antipodal to Mota Lava Airport (meaning Mota Lava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kédougou Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,893 kilometers) away in Kédougou, Senegal.
- In addition to being known as "Mota Lava Airport", another name for MTV is "Valua Airport".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 63 feet above mean sea level.
- Mota Lava Airport is an airport located on the island of Mota Lava, one of the Banks Islands in the Torba province in Vanuatu.
- Out of the four airports in the Torba province, Valua Airport has the length and reliability advantage.
Facts about Wallis Island (WLS):
- The only commercial flights that go to Wallis are operated by the New Caledonia based Aircalin.
- At their arrival, Catholic missionaries were welcomed by the King Vaimua Lavelua then baptized "Soane-Patita Vaimua".
- 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.
- A Formerly called "Mua".
- 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.
- Wallis is an island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity of Wallis and Futuna.
- 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.
- After a referendum in 1959, Wallis became a French Overseas Territory in 1961.