Pointe Vele Airport is an airport serving Futuna Island in the

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. The airport is located east of

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above

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. It has one

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designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring .

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Temperature record

On 10 January 2016, the weather station at the airport recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Wallis and Futuna.

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