Hihifo Airport

Hihifo Airport is an airport in serving Wallis Island in . The airport is 5.6 km from Mata-Utu, the capital city. It was constructed by Seabees in March 1942 as a bomber field.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 24 metres (79 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code WLS
  • …has the ICAO airport code NLWW
  • Description: airport in Wallis and Futuna
  • Also known as
    “NLWW”
    “WALLIS-HIHIFO”
    “WLS”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Vaitupu and Lake Alofivai.

Church
Photo: Vogensto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Pond
is a lake on the northeastern side of in the Pacific.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alele and Vaitupu.

Village
is a village in .

Village
is a village in .

Village
Photo: Skimel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in .

Hihifo Airport

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Latitude
-13.23964° or 13° 14′ 23″ south
Longitude
-176.19979° or 176° 11′ 59″ west
UN/LOCODE
WF WLS
Open location code
52R5QR62+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 289039637
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6299959
Wiki­data ID
Q182259

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Hihifo Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hihifo Airport”
  • Chinese: “瓦利斯希希福机场”
  • Chinese: “馬塔烏圖機場”
  • Chinese: “马塔乌图机场”
  • Finnish: “Hihifon lentoasema”
  • French: “Aéroport de Hihifo Ile Wallis”
  • French: “aéroport de Wallis-Hihifo”
  • French: “Aéroport de Wallis-Hihifo”
  • French: “WALLIS-HIHIFO”
  • French: “WLS”
  • German: “Flughafen Wallis-Hihifo”
  • German: “Flughafen Wallis”
  • German: “NLWW”
  • Hausa: “Hihifo Airport”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה ואליס היהיפו”
  • Hungarian: “Wallis-Hihifo repülőtér”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Hihifo”
  • Indonesian: “NLWW”
  • Indonesian: “WLS”
  • Japanese: “ヴァリ・イイフォ空港”
  • Japanese: “ヒヒフォ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Hihifo”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه ایئیفو”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه والیس-هیهیفو”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Hihifo”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Hihifo”
  • Russian: “аэропорт Хихифо”
  • Russian: “Хихифо”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Hihifo”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Hihifo”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи оиеҳифу”
  • Ukrainian: “Хіхіфо (аеропорт)”
  • Ukrainian: “Хіхіфо”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Hihifo”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle de Sainte Thérèse and Fale fono de Vaitupu.

Wallis and Futuna: Highlights

Notable places include Futuna Island and Wallis Island.

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