AirportsSola Airport is a small airport serving Sola, in Torba, Vanuatu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SLH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SLH
- ICAO code
- NVSC
- City
- Sola
- State or region
- Torba
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 13.8517° S, 167.5370° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 830 m (2,723 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SLH means Sola Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NVSC. 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 13.8517° S, 167.5370° E. It stands 2 metres (7 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Sola Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 830 metres (2,723 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 830 m 2,723 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| North West Santo AirportOlpoi | OLJ | 156 km |
| Longana AirportLongana | LOD | 168 km |
| Walaha AirportWalaha | WLH | 174 km |
| Santo Pekoa International AirportLuganville | SON | 187 km |
| Sara AirportPentecost Island | SSR | 192 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,780 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,986 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,864 km | 16 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,696 km | 19 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,414 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,449 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,198 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,221 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,777 km | 3 h 50 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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