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Ouvéa Airport

IATA UVEICAO NWWVMedium airport

Ouvéa Airport is a medium airport near Ouvéa in Province des îles Loyauté, New Caledonia. It is listed as IATA UVE and ICAO NWWV. The airport is located at -20.6409° / 166.5730° at an elevation of 7 m (23 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,100 m. The nearest airport is Lifou Airport, 71 km (44 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

Map detail of Ouvéa Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Ouvéa Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`UVE`
ICAO code	`NWWV`
Identifier	`NWWV`
Type	Medium airport
City	Ouvéa
Region	Province des îles Loyauté
Country	New Caledonia
Coordinates	-20.64093, 166.57302
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	20° 38′ 27.36″ S 166° 34′ 22.89″ E
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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