Mota Lava Airport

IATA MTVICAO NVSASmall airfield

Mota Lava Airport is a small airfield near Ablow in Torba, Vanuatu. It is listed as IATA MTV and ICAO NVSA. The airport is located at -13.6660° / 167.7120° at an elevation of 19 m (63 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 900 m. The nearest airport is Sola Airport, 28 km (17 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Mota Lava Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Mota Lava Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`MTV`
ICAO code	`NVSA`
Identifier	`NVSA`
Type	Small airfield
City	Ablow
Region	Torba
Country	Vanuatu
Coordinates	-13.66600, 167.71201
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	13° 39′ 57.60″ S 167° 42′ 43.22″ E
Elevation	19 m (63 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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