Redcliffe Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Aoba Island, Penama, Vanuatu | ||||||||||
Location | South Ambae | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 36 ft / 11 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 15°28′S167°50′E / 15.467°S 167.833°E | ||||||||||
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Redcliffe Airport is one of three local airports on the island of Ambae, part of Vanuatu. [2] ( IATA : RCL, ICAO : NVSR)
Redcliffe is secondary to Vanuatu's international airport, Bauerfield.
Its runway length is 2,230 ft. and its runway elevation is 36 ft. [3]
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