WLSNLWW

Hihifo Airport

Wallis Island, Wallis and Futuna · Oceania

Oceania Pacific/Wallis

1direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

2,100 mLongest runway

Hihifo Airport (IATA: WLS, ICAO: NLWW) is an airport in Hihifo serving 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.

Location

13.239°S, 176.199°O · 24 m s. n. m. (79 ft)

General data

CountryWallis and Futuna

CityWallis Island

IATA codeWLS

ICAO codeNLWW

Coordinates13.239°S, 176.199°O

Elevation24 m s. n. m. (79 ft)

Time zonePacific/Wallis

Runways1

Longest runway2,100 m

Direct destinations1

Runways · 1

08/26

Length2,100 m6,890 ft

Width45 m148 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Flight information

118.300INFO

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Aircalin

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Hihifo Airport (WLS). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WLS

MLA

“Hihifo Airport (WLS).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WLS. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Hihifo Airport (WLS).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WLS.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Hihifo Airport (WLS). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WLS (Accessed: 16 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_wls,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Hihifo Airport (WLS)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WLS},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WLS}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/WLS |title=Hihifo Airport (WLS) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-16 |language=en}}