AirportsSara Airport is a small airport serving Pentecost Island, in Penama, Vanuatu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SSR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SSR
- ICAO code
- NVSH
- City
- Pentecost Island
- State or region
- Penama
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 15.4708° S, 168.1520° E
- Elevation
- 150 m (493 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 600 m (1,969 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SSR means Sara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NVSH. 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 15.4708° S, 168.1520° E. It stands 150 metres (493 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Sara Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 600 metres (1,969 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 600 m 1,969 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Longana AirportLongana | LOD | 27 km |
| Lonorore AirportLonorore | LNE | 44 km |
| Walaha AirportWalaha | WLH | 50 km |
| Craig Cove AirportCraig Cove | CCV | 92 km |
| Santo Pekoa International AirportLuganville | SON | 100 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,923 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,103 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,991 km | 16 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,886 km | 19 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,475 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,504 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,290 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,412 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,667 km | 3 h 45 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.