AirportsÎle des Pins Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Île des Pins, in Province Sud, New Caledonia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ILP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ILP
- ICAO code
- NWWE
- City
- Île des Pins
- State or region
- Province Sud
- Country
- New Caledonia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.5889° S, 167.4560° E
- Elevation
- 96 m (315 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,100 m (3,608 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ILP means Île des Pins Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NWWE. 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 22.5889° S, 167.4560° E. It stands 96 metres (315 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Mont-Dore, about 98 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Noumea, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Île des Pins Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,100 metres (3,608 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 10 airports of New Caledonia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,100 m 3,608 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nouméa Magenta AirportNouméa | GEA | 108 km |
| Maré AirportMaré | MEE | 137 km |
| La Tontouta International AirportNouméa (La Tontouta) | NOU | 143 km |
| Tiga AirportTiga | TGJ | 170 km |
| Lifou AirportLifou | LIF | 203 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,217 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,261 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,181 km | 16 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,639 km | 20 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,007 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,040 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,362 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,091 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,029 km | 2 h 55 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.