Hihifo Airport
Hihifo Airport (IATA: WLS, ICAO: NLWW) is an airport in Hihifo on Wallis Island in Wallis and Futuna. The airport is 5.6 km from Mata-Utu, the capital city. It was constructed by Seabees in March 1942 as a bomber field.[1] It was upgraded in 1964.[2]
Hihifo Airport Aéroport de Hihifo | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mala'e (Wallis Island, Wallis and Futuna) | ||||||||||
| Location | North of Mala'e | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 79 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°14′17.81″S 176°11′57.22″W | ||||||||||
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  WLS Location of airport in Wallis | |||||||||||
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In 2015 the airport was blockaded by locals as part of a land dispute.[3]
References
- Gordon L. Rottman (2002). World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-military Study. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 92.
- "FACELIFT FOR WALLIS AND FUTUNA". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 35, no. 12. 1 December 1964. p. 39. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Court action as Wallis airport blockade continues". RNZ. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
- NLWW – WALLIS HIHIFO. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 5 October 2023.
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