Live flights at Hihifo Airport (WLS)

WLS NLWW  Wallis Island, WF

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WLS at a glance

  • What it is: Hihifo Airport is a regional airport serving Wallis Island, WF.
  • Codes: WLS on your ticket, NLWW on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 79 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Pacific/Wallis (UTC+12), so every time shown for WLS is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
79 ft
Field elevation

About Hihifo Airport

Hihifo Airport lies in the tropics at 13.24° S, 176.20° W, on Pacific/Wallis time (UTC+12). Tropical airports contend with heat and humidity, both of which thin the air and lengthen takeoff runs, and with convective storms that build fast in the afternoon.

Hihifo Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 08/26, measures 6,890 ft by 148 ft, which puts the field in the narrowbody standard category: the A320 and 737 families are at home here; widebodies would be tight. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 08/26 is aligned roughly east/west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that east/west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at WLS

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
08/26 6,890 ft (2,100 m) 148 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near WLS

Great-circle distance from Hihifo Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Faleolo APW 458 km east Apia
IATA / ICAO
WLS / NLWW
Location
Wallis Island, WF -13.239, -176.199
Time zone
Pacific/Wallis
Opened
Website

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How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes WLS and NLWW are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about WLS

What is the airport code for Hihifo Airport?

Hihifo Airport uses the IATA code WLS on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code NLWW in flight plans and on radar. The leading “N” in NLWW is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does WLS have?

Hihifo Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 79 ft above sea level.

What time zone is WLS in?

Hihifo Airport operates on Pacific/Wallis local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at WLS live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Hihifo Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Pacific/Wallis.