Vanua Lava Airport

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Vanua Lava Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Vanua Lava, Torba, Vanuatu
Location Sola
Elevation  AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 13°51′06″S167°32′13″E / 13.85167°S 167.53694°E / -13.85167; 167.53694
Map
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SLH
Location of airport in Vanuatu
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
7002,297
Source: [1]

Vanua Lava Airport( IATA : SLH, ICAO : NVSC), also known as Sola Airport, is an airport near Sola on the island of Vanua Lava, one of the Banks Islands in the Torba province in Vanuatu. [1]

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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 700 metres (2,297 ft) in length. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Sola, Torba, Vanuatu (NVSC / SLH) at Great Circle Mapper.