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]

Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport
IATA: FUT ICAO: NLWF
Summary
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
Map
FUT Location of airport in Futuna
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,000 3,609 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

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]

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

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]

See also

• Hihifo Airport
• List of airports in Wallis and Futuna

References

External links

• NLWF – FUTUNA POINTE VELE. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 8 September 2022.

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Futuna Pointe Vele

[es] Aeropuerto de Pointe Vele

[fr] Aérodrome de Futuna Pointe Vele