Norsup Airport

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Norsup Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Lakatoro, Malakula, Vanuatu
Location Norsup
Elevation  AMSL 23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 16°04′47″S167°24′02″E / 16.07972°S 167.40056°E / -16.07972; 167.40056
Map
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NUS
Location of airport in Vanuatu
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13/319503,117
Source: [1]

Norsup Airport( IATA : NUS [2] , ICAO : NVSP) is an airfield near Norsup on the island of Malakula, in the Malampa province in Vanuatu. [1] It is one of three airfields on the island, the others being Lamap Airport and South West Bay in the south.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 950 metres (3,117 ft) in length.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Vanuatu [3] Luganville, Port Vila

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References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for Norsup, Malampa, Vanuatu (NVSP / NUS) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Accident history for Norsup Airport (NUS/NVSP) at Aviation Safety Network
  3. "Air Vanuatu Sep 2024 Domestic Operations". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 September 2024.