Mana Island Airport

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Mana Island Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Mana Island, Fiji
Coordinates 17°40′23″S177°05′54″E / 17.67306°S 177.09833°E / -17.67306; 177.09833
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MNF
Location of airport in Fiji
Source: [1]

Mana Island Airport( IATA : MNF, ICAO : NFMA) is an airport serving Mana Island, [2] one of the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji.

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Airlines and destinations

Pacific Island Air has daily scheduled aeroplane flights between Nadi and Mana Island Airport, using a six-passenger Britten-Norman Islander aeroplane. They also offer seaplane and helicopter transfers between Nadi and the island. [3]

AirlinesDestinations
Pacific Island Air Nadi

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References

  1. Airport information for Mana Island, Fiji (NFMA / MNF) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Fiji (FJ); Great Circle Mapper: Map, Blue Marble; Google Maps: Map, Satellite; Yandex Maps: Map, Satellite; Map, Bing Maps; Retrieval, FAA PilotWeb: NOTAM; Fiji, CIA: The World Factbook; photogrammetry, Great Circle Mapper; Model (WMM2020), World Magnetic. "MNF - Mana Island, FJ - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.{{cite web}}: |last3= has generic name (help)
  3. "Pacific Island Air - Fiji Airplane Services - Charter Airplane Flights in Fiji Islands". www.pacificislandair.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15.