AirportsPointe Vele Airport is a small airport serving Futuna Island, in (unassigned), Wallis and Futuna. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FUT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FUT
- ICAO code
- NLWF
- City
- Futuna Island
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Wallis and Futuna
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 14.3116° S, 178.0665° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FUT means Pointe Vele Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NLWF. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.3116° S, 178.0665° W. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Pointe Vele Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,100 metres (3,609 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,100 m 3,609 ft | 30 m | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hihifo AirportWallis Island | WLS | 234 km |
| Matei AirportMatei, Fiji | TVU | 328 km |
| Vanua Balavu AirportVanua Balavu, Fiji | VBV | 343 km |
| Labasa AirportLabasa, Fiji | LBS | 367 km |
| Savusavu AirportSavusavu, Fiji | SVU | 392 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,191 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,491 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,329 km | 17 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,878 km | 19 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,234 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,279 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,747 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,099 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,783 km | 5 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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