AirportsMatei Airport is a small airport serving Matei, in Northern Division, Fiji. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TVU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TVU
- ICAO code
- NFNM
- City
- Matei
- State or region
- Northern Division
- Country
- Fiji
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 16.6906° S, 179.8770° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (60 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 985 m (3,232 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TVU means Matei Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NFNM. 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 16.6906° S, 179.8770° W. It stands 18 metres (60 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Matei Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 985 metres (3,232 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Fiji on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 985 m 3,232 ft | 23 m | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Savusavu AirportSavusavu | SVU | 84 km |
| Labasa AirportLabasa | LBS | 87 km |
| Koro Island AirportKoro Island | KXF | 104 km |
| Vanua Balavu AirportVanua Balavu | VBV | 115 km |
| Cicia AirportCicia | ICI | 130 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,130 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,370 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,239 km | 17 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,147 km | 19 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,550 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,600 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,576 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,196 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,465 km | 4 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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