Aniwa Airport

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Aniwa Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Aniwa, Taféa, Vanuatu
Elevation  AMSL 69 ft / 21 m
Coordinates 19°14′04″S169°36′02″E / 19.23444°S 169.60056°E / -19.23444; 169.60056 Coordinates: 19°14′04″S169°36′02″E / 19.23444°S 169.60056°E / -19.23444; 169.60056
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AWD
Location of airport in Vanuatu
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
940 3,084
Source: [1] [2]

Aniwa Airport( IATA : AWD, ICAO : NVVB) is an airfield on the island of Aniwa, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu. [1]

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 69 feet (21 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 940 metres (3,084 ft) in length. [1]

Elevation Height of a geographic location above a fixed reference point

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface . The term elevation is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit, and depth is used for points below the surface.

Runway Area of surface used by aircraft to takeoff from and land on

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Vanuatu Dillon's Bay, Futuna, Ipota, Tanna

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Aniwa, Taféa, Vanuatu (NVVB / AWD) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Aniwa Airfield coordinates from WikiMapia

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