AirportsFutuna Airport is a small airport serving Futuna Island, in Tafea, Vanuatu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FTA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FTA
- ICAO code
- NVVF
- City
- Futuna Island
- State or region
- Tafea
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 19.5164° S, 170.2320° E
- Elevation
- 29 m (95 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 700 m (2,297 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FTA means Futuna Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NVVF. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 19.5164° S, 170.2320° E. It stands 29 metres (95 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Futuna Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 700 metres (2,297 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Vanuatu on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 700 m 2,297 ft | 35 m | Coral | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whitegrass AirportTanna Island | TAH | 106 km |
| Bauerfield International AirportPort Vila | VLI | 285 km |
| Tiga AirportTiga, New Caledonia | TGJ | 308 km |
| Maré AirportMaré, New Caledonia | MEE | 316 km |
| Tongoa AirportTongoa Island | TGH | 342 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,323 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,443 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,350 km | 16 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,370 km | 20 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,574 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,603 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,580 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,913 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,473 km | 3 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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