La Tontouta International Airport

IATA NOUICAO NWWWLarge airport

La Tontouta International Airport is a large airport near Nouméa (La Tontouta) in Province Sud, New Caledonia. It is listed as IATA NOU and ICAO NWWW. The airport is located at -22.0146° / 166.2130° at an elevation of 16 m (52 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,250 m. The nearest airport is Île Hugon Airstrip, 19 km (12 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of La Tontouta International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of La Tontouta International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`NOU`
ICAO code	`NWWW`
Identifier	`NWWW`
Type	Large airport
City	Nouméa (La Tontouta)
Region	Province Sud
Country	New Caledonia
Coordinates	-22.01460, 166.21300
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	22° 00′ 52.56″ S 166° 12′ 46.79″ E
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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