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Name
Hihifo Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
NLWW / WLS / NLWW
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:04 pm (WFT)
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Municipality
Wallis Island
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Coordinates
13° 14′ 17″ N 176° 11′ 56″ E
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Elevation
79 ft (24 m MSL)
About 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. It was upgraded in 1964.
In 2015 the airport was blockaded by locals as part of a land dispute.
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