Sara Airport
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Sara Airport is an airport on northern Pentecost Island
, Vanuatu
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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 location makes it vulnerable to disruption in windy weather. Since the 2008-2009 upgrading of Lonorore, Sara has declined slightly in importance, although it remains a valuable transport link for the communities of northern Pentecost, since the journey from this part of the island to Lonorore by road or sea is arduous and expensive.
Sara is the word for "field" in Raga language
. Locals may refer the airstrip as saran plen ("field of planes") to avoid ambiguity.
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...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
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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
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...
, Pentecost's other airport, although the airport's high location makes it vulnerable to disruption in windy weather. Since the 2008-2009 upgrading of Lonorore, Sara has declined slightly in importance, although it remains a valuable transport link for the communities of northern Pentecost, since the journey from this part of the island to Lonorore by road or sea is arduous and expensive.
Sara is the word for "field" in Raga language
Raga language
Raga is the language of northern Pentecost island in Vanuatu. Raga belongs to the East Vanuatu languages, a branch of the Austronesian languages family...
. Locals may refer the airstrip as saran plen ("field of planes") to avoid ambiguity.
Airlines and destinations
- Air VanuatuAir VanuatuAir Vanuatu is an airline with its head office in the Air Vanuatu House, Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand and points in the South Pacific...
(Longana, Lonorore, Luganville, Walaha)