Matei Airport

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Matei Airport
Matei Taveuni Airport in 2006.JPG
Matei Airport, 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Fiji Limited
Serves Matei, Taveuni Island, Fiji
Coordinates 16°41′26″S179°52′37″W / 16.69056°S 179.87694°W / -16.69056; -179.87694
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Location of airport in Fiji
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
11/29 [1] 9102,986Hard
Sources: [2] [3]

Matei Airport [2] ( IATA : TVU, ICAO : NFNM), also known as Taveuni Airport or Taveuni Island Airport, is an airport located in Matei on the northern end of Taveuni, [3] an island of the Vanua Levu Group in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. [2]

Contents

The airport is quite small but receives a number of flights from Fiji Link from Nadi and Suva. The airport is quite close to a number of resorts and small accommodation providers. The airport also has recently been upgraded from a gravel runway to a paved runway.

Facilities

The airport has one runway which is 910 metres (2,986 ft) in length. [3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Fiji Link Nadi, Suva

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References

  1. "Matei Airport - NFNM". SkyVector. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Outer Islands". Airports Fiji Limited. Retrieved 10 June 2010. Matei Airport is located on Taveuni
  3. 1 2 3 Airport information for Matei, Taveuni, Fiji (NFNM / TVU) at Great Circle Mapper.

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