AviatDataAérodrome de Futuna Pointe Vele (Pointe Vele Airport) FUT / NLWF
Futuna Island (Vele, ~10km E of Leava) · Wallis & Futuna (France) · SEAC des îles Wallis-et-Futuna (Service d'État de l'Aviation Civile) — French State civil aviation service, providing administrative and technical oversight since its creation in July 2006; aerodrome infrastructure operated day-to-day by the Service Territorial des Travaux Publics (STP).
15kpax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATANLWF / FUT
OperatorSEAC des îles Wallis-et-Futuna (Service d'État de l'Aviation Civile) — French State civil aviation service, providing administrative and technical oversight since its creation in July 2006; aerodrome infrastructure operated day-to-day by the Service Territorial des Travaux Publics (STP).
Coordinates14.3114°S, 178.0660°W
Elevation20 ft · 6 m
Time zoneWFT (UTC+12, no DST)
Passengers / yr14,813 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceNLWF — AIP France (SIA), eAIP France Pacifique, AD 2.NLWF
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only — no runway lighting for night landings; AFIS 'Futuna Information' 118.3 (not H24), active for scheduled flights; crosswind limit ~10kt, other-direction wind limit ~20kt for scheduled DHC-6 service.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building with a boutique (souvenirs/snacks); no international or customs facilities.
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 1,100 m / 3,609 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Sole air link for Futuna Island, served only by DHC-6 Twin Otter flights on the domestic Futuna-Wallis route (NLWW, about 110km). Air Océania (formerly Air Loyauté) won the five-year public-service delegation for this route in January 2024, succeeding Aircalin, which had operated it since 1987. There is no runway lighting, so operations are daylight-only, and there are no international flights, customs, or immigration facilities. 2024 traffic of 14,813 (all domestic, no transit) continues an upward trend from the 12,696 recorded in 2017.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Service Territorial des Travaux Publics de Wallis-et-Futuna (STP)
Territorial public-works service (STP) is confirmed as the entity that operates (exploite) the Futuna Pointe Vele aerodrome, distinct from SEAC's administrative/technical oversight role; understood to cover airfield, apron and fire-cover duties for the airport's Aircalin rotations. No separate commercial ramp-handling agent is identified at this airstrip.
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Aircalin (Air Calédonie International)
self-handled, Aircalin - sole scheduled carrier at Pointe Vele since 1987 under a renewable territorial public-service delegation (confirmed: the term running March 1, 2018 - February 28, 2023 is the most recently confirmed award). No independent ground-handling company is documented at this single-route, near-daily-flight airstrip, so check-in and ramp turnaround for Aircalin's Twin Otter service are inferred to be handled in-house by station staff; not confirmed against a published station-handling document.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Service Territorial des Travaux Publics de Wallis-et-Futuna (STP)
Territory ownership of at least one of the route's two aircraft is confirmed (the Twin Otter "Ville de Paris" was ceded by France to the Territory in 1986 and is put at Aircalin's disposal under the public-service delegation), but a territory- or STP-supplied fuel arrangement specifically at Pointe Vele is not confirmed: available sources note the aircraft carries its outbound fuel reserves from Wallis-Hihifo (reducing payload on the Wallis-to-Futuna leg), suggesting limited or no fixed refuelling infrastructure at this airstrip itself. Fuel grade/brand and into-plane handler, if any, are not identified in available sources.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Service d'État de l'Aviation Civile de Wallis-et-Futuna (SEAC)
Territorial state civil-aviation service (SEAC), created July 2006 (confirmed: replaced the SEAC of New Caledonia, which administered the aerodrome previously), holding administrative and technical oversight of Futuna's Pointe Vele aerodrome with a territory-wide mandate covering air safety and aviation-transport security; no separately named screening or guarding contractor is documented for this low-traffic strip (up to two Aircalin Twin Otter rotations daily, except Sunday), so on-the-ground security implementation at Vele specifically is unconfirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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