Bauerfield International Airport
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| Bauerfield International Airport Port Vila International Airport |
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| IATA: VLI – ICAO: NVVV
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Vanuatu Limited | ||
| Serves | Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
| Hub for | Air Vanuatu | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 68 ft / 21 m | ||
| Coordinates | 17°41′57″S 168°19′11″E / 17.69917°S 168.31972°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 11/29 | 2,600 | 8,530 | Asphalt |
Bauerfield International Airport (IATA: VLI, ICAO: NVVV) 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.
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[edit] Overview
The airport was named after Lt-Col. Harold Bauer, a fighter pilot in the US Marine Corps during World War II.
Bauerfield International Airport was requisitioned by the United States Air force during World War II. Prior to that time it was part of a plantation acreage owned by Henri Russet.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aircalin | Nouméa |
| Air New Zealand | Auckland |
| Air Pacific | Nadi, Honiara |
| Air Vanuatu | Aniwa, Auckland, Brisbane, Craig Cove, Dillon's Bay, Emae, Ipota, Lamap, Lamen Bay, Longana, Lonorore, Luganville, Melbourne, Norsup, Nouméa, Paama, Sara, Sota, South West Bay, Sydney, Tanna, Tongoa, Torres, Ulei, Valesdir, Walaha |
| Virgin Australia | Brisbane |
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ Airports Vanuatu arrivals and departures information page retrieved 2010-02-27
[edit] External links
- Airport information for NVVV at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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