AirportsNorth West Santo Airport is a small airport serving Olpoi, in Sanma, Vanuatu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OLJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OLJ
- ICAO code
- NVSZ
- City
- Olpoi
- State or region
- Sanma
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 14.8817° S, 166.5580° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (50 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 720 m (2,362 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OLJ means North West Santo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NVSZ. 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 14.8817° S, 166.5580° E. It stands 15 metres (50 feet) above sea level.
Runways
North West Santo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 720 metres (2,362 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 720 m 2,362 ft | 25 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santo Pekoa International AirportLuganville | SON | 99 km |
| Walaha AirportWalaha | WLH | 135 km |
| Sola AirportSola | SLH | 156 km |
| Longana AirportLongana | LOD | 158 km |
| Norsup AirportNorsup | NUS | 161 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,741 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,920 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,807 km | 15 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,785 km | 19 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,568 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,602 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,111 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,277 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,623 km | 3 h 40 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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