Whitegrass_Airport

Whitegrass Airport

Whitegrass Airport

Airport in Leersia virginica, Vanuatu


Whitegrass Airport[3] (IATA: TAH, ICAO: NVVW), also known as White Grass Airport or Tanna Airport, is an airport on the island Tanna, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu.[2]

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It is located at Whitegrass (White Grass), 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Lénakel township.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 19 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,230 by 30 metres (4,035 ft × 98 ft).[1] The airport supports small to mid-sized turboprop aircraft only.

The airport has a small terminal building and handful of support structures at the airport.

Transportation

The airport is reached by car or van and has a small parking area behind the terminal. A paved road provides access to west side of the island and to the settlement of Lowanatom to the south.

Airlines and destinations

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References

  1. Airport information for NVVW[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for Tanna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu (NVVW / TAH) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "Whitegrass Airport". Airports Vanuatu Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  4. Curran, Andrew (9 May 2024). "Air Vanuatu pauses ops as lessor files insolvency petition". ch-aviation. Retrieved 11 May 2024.




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