AirportsValesdir Airport is a small airport serving Epi Island, in Shefa, Vanuatu. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VLS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VLS
- ICAO code
- NVSV
- City
- Epi Island
- State or region
- Shefa
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 16.7961° S, 168.1770° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 800 m (2,625 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VLS means Valesdir Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NVSV. 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 16.7961° S, 168.1770° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Port-Vila, about 106 km away in a straight line.
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
Valesdir Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 800 metres (2,625 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 800 m 2,625 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lamen Bay AirportLamen Bay | LNB | 24 km |
| Tavie AirportPaama Island | PBJ | 41 km |
| Tongoa AirportTongoa Island | TGH | 41 km |
| Lamap AirportLamap | LPM | 53 km |
| Craig Cove AirportCraig Cove | CCV | 65 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,993 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,149 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,045 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,030 km | 19 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,564 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,591 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,316 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,544 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,552 km | 3 h 35 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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