List of airports in Vanuatu - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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	Province Provinces of Vanuatu \|\|Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent islands:- Municipalities :...	ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...	IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...	Airport name
Anatom Anatom Anatom is the southernmost island of Vanuatu. It is in the province of Tafea. The largest village is Anelghowhat , on the south side. The island is 159.2 km² in size... (Aneityum) / Inyeug	Tafea Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province:1) including Goat Island and Vete Manung Island...	NVVA	AUY	Anatom Airport Anatom Airport Anatom Airport , also known as Aneityum Airport, is an airfield serving the island of Anatom , in the Taféa province in Vanuatu. The airfield is actually located on the smaller Inyeug island.-Facilities:... (Aneityum Airport)
Aniwa Aniwa Island Aniwa is a small island in the southernmost province of Tafea, Vanuatu. As a coral island , it rises a mere 42 m above sea level. In the northwest is Itcharo lagoon, which is open to the sea...	Tafea Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province:1) including Goat Island and Vete Manung Island...	NVVB	AWD	Aniwa Airport Aniwa Airport Aniwa Airport is an airfield on the island of Aniwa, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is in length....
Craig Cove, Ambrym Ambrym Ambrym is a volcanic island in the archipelago of Vanuatu . It is well known for its highly active volcanic activity that includes lava lake formation.-Etymology:...	Malampa Malampa Province Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...	NVSF	CCV	Craig Cove Airport Craig Cove Airport Craig Cove Airport is an airport in Craig Cove on Ambrym Island in Vanuatu .-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Dillon's Bay, Erromango Erromango Erromango is the largest island in Tafea Province, the southernmost province of Vanuatu. Its highest point is Mount Santop, at 886 m. Its largest villages are Port Narvin and Dillons Bay . The former main village was Ipota...	Tafea Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province:1) including Goat Island and Vete Manung Island...	NVVD	DLY	Dillon's Bay Airport
Sangafa, Emae Emae Emae is an island in the Shepherds Islands, Shefa, Vanuatu. Maunga Lasi is the highest peak at 644 m. It forms the northern rim of the underwater volcano of Makura, which also covers the nearby islands of Makura and Mataso... , Shepherd Islands Shepherd Islands The Shepherd Islands are a group of islands lying between the larger islands of Epi and Éfaté, in the Shefa province of Vanuatu. The aggregate land area is 88 km². At the 2009 census the population numbered 3634....	Shefa Shefa Province Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The name Shefa is derived from the initial letters of Shepherd and Efate. It has a population of 45,280 people and an area of 1,455 km²...	NVSE	EAE	Siwo Airport Siwo Airport Siwo Airport is an airport in Sangafa on Emae Island in Vanuatu . A departure tax is charged for departures from this airport.-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Futuna Futuna Island, Vanuatu Futuna is an island in the Tafea province of Vanuatu. It is the easternmost island in the country. It was formed by the uplift of an underwater volcano, which last erupted in the Pleistocene, at least 11,000 years ago. It reaches a height of 666 m. It is sometimes called West Futuna to distinguish...	Tafea Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province:1) including Goat Island and Vete Manung Island...	NVVF	FTA	Futuna Airport Futuna Airport Futuna Airport is an airfield on the island of Futuna, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu....
Gaua Gaua Gaua is the largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province of northern Vanuatu. It covers 342 km².- Physical geography :... , Banks Islands Banks Islands The Banks Islands are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu.Together with the Torres Islands to the northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The group lies about north of Maewo, and includes Gaua and Vanua Lava, two of the 13 largest islands in Vanuatu...	Torba Torba Province Torba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola.The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.-Facts:...	NVSQ	ZGU	Gaua Airport Gaua Airport Gaua Airport is an airport on the island of Gaua, one of the Banks Islands in the Torba province in Vanuatu....
Ipota Ipota Ipota is a village in the municipality of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.-References:... , Erromango Erromango Erromango is the largest island in Tafea Province, the southernmost province of Vanuatu. Its highest point is Mount Santop, at 886 m. Its largest villages are Port Narvin and Dillons Bay . The former main village was Ipota...	Tafea Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province:1) including Goat Island and Vete Manung Island...	NVVI	IPA	Ipota Airport Ipota Airport Ipota Airport is an airfield near Ipota on the island of Erromango, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu. It is one of two airfields in the island, the other being Dillon's Bay Airport in the west.-Facilities:...
Lamap, Malekoula	Malampa Malampa Province Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...	NVSL	LPM	Malekoula Airport (Lamap Airport)
Lamen Bay, Epi Epi (island) Epi is the name of an island in Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherd Islands. It is in Shefa Province. It is long northwest-southeast, and wide, with an area of . Its shoreline measures 130 km...	Shefa Shefa Province Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The name Shefa is derived from the initial letters of Shepherd and Efate. It has a population of 45,280 people and an area of 1,455 km²...	NVSM	LNB	Lamen Bay Airport Lamen Bay Airport Lamen Bay Airport is an airport in Lamen Bay on Epi, Vanuatu.-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Longana Longana Longana is located on the eastern part of Ambae island in Penama Province, Vanuatu. It covers land area of approximately . It is on this part of the island where the headquarters of Penama province called Saratamata is located. A proposed plan has been put forward by the provincial Government to... , Ambae Aoba Island Aoba, also known as Ambae or Leper's Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near . Ambae has a population of less than 10,000, divided into 3-4 discernible language groups...	Penama Penama Province PENAMA is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. The name PENAMA is derived from the initial letters of Pentecost, Ambae and Maewo. It has a population of 28,960 people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is Saratamata....	NVSG	LOD	Longana Airport Longana Airport -Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Lonorore, Pentecost Pentecost Island Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. It lies due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as Pentecôte in French and Pentikos in Bislama. The island was known in its native languages by names such as Vanu Aroaroa, although these...	Sanma Sanma Province Sanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. The name Sanma is derived from the initial letters of the main islands of Santo and Malo...	NVSO	LNE	Lonorore Airport Lonorore Airport Lonorore Airport or Lonoror is an airport on south-western Pentecost Island, Vanuatu.Lonorore began as a grass airstrip, capable of accommodating 20-seater Twin Otter aircraft in good conditions, although it was frequently unusable due to waterlogging in wet weather. The airport is built in the...
Luganville Luganville Luganville, called "Santo" by people from Vanuatu's northern islands who use Luganville as their big city, and called "Kanal" by rural residents of the large island of Espiritu Santo, is the second largest city in Vanuatu. The population is .Luganville is one of Vanuatu's busiest ports,... , Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of . It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu....	Sanma Sanma Province Sanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. The name Sanma is derived from the initial letters of the main islands of Santo and Malo...	NVSS	SON	Santo-Pekoa International Airport Santo-Pekoa International Airport Santo-Pekoa International Airport is an airport in Luganville on Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu . Airports Vanuatu Limited provides aviation services for the airport.-Airlines and destinations:-History:...
Maewo Maewo Maewo is an island in Vanuatu in Penama province, 105 km to the east of Espiritu Santo. It is 47 km long, and 6 km wide, with an area of 269 km². Its highest point is 795 m above sea level...	Penama Penama Province PENAMA is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. The name PENAMA is derived from the initial letters of Pentecost, Ambae and Maewo. It has a population of 28,960 people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is Saratamata....	NVSN	MWF	Maewo-Naone Airport Maewo-Naone Airport Maewo-Naone Airport is an airport on Maewo in Vanuatu.-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Mota Lava Mota Lava Mota Lava or Motalava is the fourth largest island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu, after Gaua, Vanua Lava and Ureparapara, with an area of . It is the largest and highest of the eastern chain of islands... , Banks Islands Banks Islands The Banks Islands are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu.Together with the Torres Islands to the northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The group lies about north of Maewo, and includes Gaua and Vanua Lava, two of the 13 largest islands in Vanuatu...	Torba Torba Province Torba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola.The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.-Facts:...	NVSA	MTV	Mota Lava Airport Mota Lava Airport Mota Lava Airport is an airport located near Ablow on the island of Mota Lava, one of the Banks Islands in the Torba province in Vanuatu. Also known as Valua Airport, it is located on the easternmost end of Motalava island....
Norsup, Malekoula	Malampa Malampa Province Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...	NVSP	NUS	Norsup Airport Norsup Airport Norsup Airport is an airfield near Norsup on the island of Malekula, in the Malampa province in Vanuatu. It is one of three airfields on the island, the others being Lamap Airport and South West Bay in the south.- Facilities :...
Olpoi, Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of . It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu....	Sanma Sanma Province Sanma is a province located in the Northern part of the nation of Vanuatu, occupying the nation's largest island, Espiritu Santo, which is located approximately 2,500 km northeast of Sydney, Australia. The name Sanma is derived from the initial letters of the main islands of Santo and Malo...	NVSZ	OLJ	Olpoi Airport Olpoi Airport Olpoi Airport is an airport in Olpoi on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Tavie, Paama Paama Paama is a small island in the Malampa Province, Vanuatu. The island is about 8 km from north to south and only 5 km or so at its widest point. The island is dominated by hills, rising to a height of around 550 m in the north...	Malampa Malampa Province Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...	NVSI	PBJ	Paama Airport Paama Airport Paama Airport is an airport on Paama, in Vanuatu .-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Port Vila Port Vila Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's... , Efate Éfaté Efate is an island in the Agean Ocean which is part of the Shefa Province in The Republic of Maliki. It is also known as Île Vate. It is the most populous island in Vanuatu. Efate's land area of makes it Vanuatu's third largest island. Most inhabitants of Efate live in Port Vila, the national...	Shefa Shefa Province Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The name Shefa is derived from the initial letters of Shepherd and Efate. It has a population of 45,280 people and an area of 1,455 km²...	NVVV	VLI	Bauerfield International Airport Bauerfield International Airport Bauerfield International Airport is an airport located in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The airport is relatively small in size, but its runway has the capability and length to accept jets up to the Boeing 767. It serves as the hub for Vanuatu's flag carrier airline, Air Vanuatu.-Overview:The airport was...
Quoin Hill, Efate Éfaté Efate is an island in the Agean Ocean which is part of the Shefa Province in The Republic of Maliki. It is also known as Île Vate. It is the most populous island in Vanuatu. Efate's land area of makes it Vanuatu's third largest island. Most inhabitants of Efate live in Port Vila, the national...	Shefa Shefa Province Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The name Shefa is derived from the initial letters of Shepherd and Efate. It has a population of 45,280 people and an area of 1,455 km²...	NVVQ	UIQ	Quoin Hill Airport Quoin Hill Airport Quoin Hill Airport was an airport in North Efate, in Vanuatu .The airstrip was used during World War II but is no longer usable as an airstrip....
Redcliffe, Ambae Aoba Island Aoba, also known as Ambae or Leper's Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near . Ambae has a population of less than 10,000, divided into 3-4 discernible language groups...	Penama Penama Province PENAMA is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. The name PENAMA is derived from the initial letters of Pentecost, Ambae and Maewo. It has a population of 28,960 people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is Saratamata....	NVSR	RCL	Redcliffe Airport
Sara, Pentecost Pentecost Island Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. It lies due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as Pentecôte in French and Pentikos in Bislama. The island was known in its native languages by names such as Vanu Aroaroa, although these...	Penama Penama Province PENAMA is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. The name PENAMA is derived from the initial letters of Pentecost, Ambae and Maewo. It has a population of 28,960 people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is Saratamata....	NVSH	SSR	Sara Airport Sara Airport Sara Airport is an airport on northern Pentecost Island, Vanuatu.It is a short grass airstrip built across a hilltop, next to the village of Arongbwaratu. Sara does not suffer from the problems of waterlogging that formerly afflicted Lonorore, Pentecost's other airport, although the airport's high...
Sola, Vanua Lava Vanua Lava Vanua Lava is the second largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province, Vanuatu, after slightly larger Gaua. It is located about 120 km north-northeast of Espiritu Santo and north of Gaua. It has a land area of 314 km². Its population numbered 2,623 in 2009.The island measures about... , Banks Islands Banks Islands The Banks Islands are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu.Together with the Torres Islands to the northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The group lies about north of Maewo, and includes Gaua and Vanua Lava, two of the 13 largest islands in Vanuatu...	Torba Torba Province Torba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola.The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.-Facts:...	NVSC	SLH	Vanua Lava Airport
South West Bay South West Bay South West Bay is an open bay indenting the west side of Heard Island immediately north of Cape Gazert in the southern Indian Ocean. The bay was roughly charted on an 1860 sketch map compiled by Captain H.C. Chester, an American sealer. The name "S.W. Bay" appears on an 1882 chart compiled by Ens....	Malampa Malampa Province Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...	NVSX	SWJ	South West Bay Airport South West Bay Airport South West Bay Airport is an airport in South West Bay, Vanuatu .-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Whitegrass, Tanna	Tafea Tafea Province Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province:1) including Goat Island and Vete Manung Island...	NVVW	TAH	Whitegrass Airport (Tanna Airport)
Tongoa, Shepherd Islands Shepherd Islands The Shepherd Islands are a group of islands lying between the larger islands of Epi and Éfaté, in the Shefa province of Vanuatu. The aggregate land area is 88 km². At the 2009 census the population numbered 3634....	Shefa Shefa Province Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The name Shefa is derived from the initial letters of Shepherd and Efate. It has a population of 45,280 people and an area of 1,455 km²...	NVST	TGH	Tongoa Airport Tongoa Airport Tongoa Airport is an airport in Tongoa, Vanuatu .-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Linua, Torres Islands Torres Islands The Torres Islands are in the Torba Province of Vanuatu, the northernmost island group in the country. The chain of islands that make up this micro-archipelago straddle the broader cultural boundary that distinguishes Island Melanesia from several Polynesian outliers located in the neighbouring...	Torba Torba Province Torba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola.The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.-Facts:...	NVSD	TOH	Torres Airport Torres Airport Torres Airport is and airfield serving the Torres Islands in the Torba province in Vanuatu. It is located on Linua island, just north of Loh island....
Ulei, Ambrym Ambrym Ambrym is a volcanic island in the archipelago of Vanuatu . It is well known for its highly active volcanic activity that includes lava lake formation.-Etymology:...	Malampa Malampa Province Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...	NVSU	ULB	Ulei Airport Ulei Airport Ulei Airport is an airport in Ulei, Vanuatu .-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Valesdir, Epi Epi (island) Epi is the name of an island in Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherd Islands. It is in Shefa Province. It is long northwest-southeast, and wide, with an area of . Its shoreline measures 130 km...	Shefa Shefa Province Shefa is a province of Vanuatu, including the islands of Epi and Efate and the Shepherd Islands. The name Shefa is derived from the initial letters of Shepherd and Efate. It has a population of 45,280 people and an area of 1,455 km²...	NVSV	VLS	Valesdir Airport Valesdir Airport Valesdir Airport is an airport in Valesdir, Vanuatu .-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...
Walaha, Ambae Aoba Island Aoba, also known as Ambae or Leper's Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near . Ambae has a population of less than 10,000, divided into 3-4 discernible language groups...	Penama Penama Province PENAMA is a province of Vanuatu, occupying the islands of Ambae, Maewo, and Pentecost. The name PENAMA is derived from the initial letters of Pentecost, Ambae and Maewo. It has a population of 28,960 people and an area of 1,198 km². Its capital is Saratamata....	NVSW	WLH	Walaha Airport Walaha Airport Walaha Airport is an airport in Walaha, Vanuatu .-Airlines and destinations:*Air Vanuatu...

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