Malekoula Airport

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Malekoula Airport

Lamap Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Malekoula, Vanuatu
Location Lamap
Elevation  AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 16°27′14″S167°49′23″E / 16.45389°S 167.82306°E / -16.45389; 167.82306
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NVSL
Location of airport in Vanuatu
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
8402,755
Source: [1]

Malekoula Airport( IATA : LPM, ICAO : NVSL), also known as Lamap Airport, is an airfield near Lamap on the island of Malekoula, in the Malampa province in Vanuatu. [1] It is one of two airfields on the island, the other being Norsup Airport in the north.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 840 metres (2,756 ft) in length. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu (NVSL / LPM) at Great Circle Mapper.