Pointe Vele Airport
Airport in Pointe Vele, Wallis and Futuna
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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]
Airport typePublic
ServesVele (Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna, France)
LocationPointe Vele
ElevationAMSL20 ft / 6 m
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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 | ||||||||||
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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]
Statistics
Graph showing the change in the number of passengers by year:
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]
