Ankavandra Airport

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Ankavandra Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Ankavandra, Madagascar
Elevation  AMSL 427 ft / 130 m
Coordinates 18°48′22″S045°16′27″E / 18.80611°S 45.27417°E / -18.80611; 45.27417 Coordinates: 18°48′22″S045°16′27″E / 18.80611°S 45.27417°E / -18.80611; 45.27417
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Ankavandra
Location of airport in Madagascar
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
(15/33)8302,723(grass)
Sources: [1] [2]

Ankavandra Airport( IATA : JVA [2] , ICAO : FMMK) is an airport in Ankavandra, [1] a town in the Menabe Region in Madagascar. It is located west of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Madagascar Antananarivo

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References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for FMMK at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. 1 2 Accident history for JVA at Aviation Safety Network