Hihifo Airport is an airport in Hihifo on
Wallis Island
Wallis (Wallisian: ''Uvea'') is a Polynesian atoll/island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the French overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'', or ''COM'') of Wallis and Futuna. It lies north of Tonga, northeast of Fiji, east-nort ...
in
Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...
. The airport is 5.6 km from
Mata-Utu
Mata Utu (; ʻUvean: Matāutu, ) is the capital city of Wallis and Futuna, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located on the island of Uvéa (Uvea), in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. It is one of two ports in Wa ...
, the capital city. It was constructed by
Seabee
United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Force (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Depending upon ...
s 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.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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Hihifo District
Hihifo ( Uvean for "West") is one of the 5 districts of Wallis and Futuna, located in Wallis Island, in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Chiefdom of ʻUvea.
Geography
Located in the northern side of the island, Hihifo borders with the distric ...
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Pointe Vele Airport
Pointe Vele Airport is an airport serving Futuna Island in the French overseas territory of Wallis and Futuna. The airport is located east of Leava.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway ...
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List of airports in Wallis and Futuna
This is a list of airports in Wallis and Futuna.
Wallis and Futuna (french: Wallis et Futuna) is an overseas collectivity (''collectivité d'outre-mer'' or ''COM'') of France located in the South Pacific between Fiji and Samoa.
The territ ...
References
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Airports in Wallis and Futuna
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