Santo Pekoa International Airport

IATA SONICAO NVSSMedium airport

Santo Pekoa International Airport is a medium airport near Luganville in Sanma, Vanuatu. It is listed as IATA SON and ICAO NVSS. The airport is located at -15.5050° / 167.2200° at an elevation of 56 m (184 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,988 m. The nearest airport is Palikulo Bay Airfield, 2.8 km (2 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Santo Pekoa International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Santo Pekoa International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`SON`
ICAO code	`NVSS`
Identifier	`NVSS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Luganville
Region	Sanma
Country	Vanuatu
Coordinates	-15.50500, 167.22000
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	15° 30′ 18.00″ S 167° 13′ 12.00″ E
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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