AirportsWhitegrass Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tanna Island, in Tafea, Vanuatu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TAH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TAH
- ICAO code
- NVVW
- City
- Tanna Island
- State or region
- Tafea
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.4551° S, 169.2240° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,230 m (4,035 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TAH means Whitegrass Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NVVW. 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 19.4551° S, 169.2240° E. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Whitegrass Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,230 metres (4,035 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,230 m 4,035 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Futuna AirportFutuna Island | FTA | 106 km |
| Bauerfield International AirportPort Vila | VLI | 217 km |
| Tiga AirportTiga, New Caledonia | TGJ | 235 km |
| Lifou AirportLifou, New Caledonia | LIF | 254 km |
| Maré AirportMaré, New Caledonia | MEE | 257 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,225 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,340 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,248 km | 16 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,343 km | 20 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,655 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,683 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,475 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,858 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,403 km | 3 h 25 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.