AirportsBauerfield International Airport is a large airport serving Port Vila, in Shefa, Vanuatu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VLI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VLI
- ICAO code
- NVVV
- City
- Port Vila
- State or region
- Shefa
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 17.6993° S, 168.3200° E
- Elevation
- 21 m (70 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VLI means Bauerfield International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NVVV. 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 17.6993° S, 168.3200° E. It stands 21 metres (70 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Efate, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bauerfield International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 16 airports of Vanuatu on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11R/29L | 1,009 m 3,310 ft | 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tongoa AirportTongoa Island | TGH | 93 km |
| Valesdir AirportEpi Island | VLS | 102 km |
| Lamen Bay AirportLamen Bay | LNB | 125 km |
| Tavie AirportPaama Island | PBJ | 141 km |
| Lamap AirportLamap | LPM | 147 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,052 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,193 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,093 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,132 km | 19 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,614 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,640 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,348 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,641 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,484 km | 3 h 30 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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