Southwest Bay Airport

IATA SWJICAO NVSXSmall airfield

Southwest Bay Airport is a small airfield near Malekula Island in Malampa, Vanuatu. It is listed as IATA SWJ and ICAO NVSX. The airport is located at -16.4864° / 167.4472° at an elevation of 21 m (68 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 815 m. The nearest airport is Lamap Airport, 41 km (25 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Southwest Bay Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Southwest Bay Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`SWJ`
ICAO code	`NVSX`
Identifier	`NVSX`
Type	Small airfield
City	Malekula Island
Region	Malampa
Country	Vanuatu
Coordinates	-16.48640, 167.44720
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	16° 29′ 11.04″ S 167° 26′ 49.92″ E
Elevation	21 m (68 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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