# Bauerfield International Airport (VLI / NVVV)

**Bauerfield International Airport** (IATA: VLI, ICAO: NVVV) is a large airport in Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,600 m (8,530 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvvv

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VLI / NVVV
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu
- Elevation: 21 m / 70 ft
- Coordinates: -17.6993, 168.3200
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Time zone: UTC+11 · Pacific/Efate
- Website: http://www.airports.vu/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauerfield_International_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q811239
- Weather station: NVVV · WMO 91557
- Ident: NVVV

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 118° / 298° | yes |
| 11R/29L | 1,009 m / 3,310 ft | 32 m / 105 ft | Grass | 118° / 298° |  |

## Routes

4 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [NOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nwww.md) La Tontouta International Airport · New Caledonia · 528 km / 328 mi · Aircalin
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 1,894 km / 1,177 mi · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia
- [POM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aypy.md) Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Papua New Guinea · 2,456 km / 1,526 mi · Air Niugini
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 2,484 km / 1,543 mi · Jetstar Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VLI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- NF [Air Vanuatu](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-vanuatu)

### Passenger (5)

- PX [Air Niugini](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-niugini) · 1
- SB [Aircalin](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aircalin) · 1
- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 1
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1
- VA [Virgin Australia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/virgin-australia) · 1

Former hub of [Vanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vanair).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | #41 in Oceania | #1 in VU |
| Elevation | 21 m / 70 ft | =38,160 of 43,403 | =1,677 in Oceania | #14 in VU |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | #1 in VU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | FLT SVC | 120.700 |
| AFIS | FLT SVC | 1133.900 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 1133.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [NVVJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvvj.md) Forari Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [EAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvse.md) Siwo Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [TGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvst.md) Tongoa Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [VLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvsv.md) Valesdir Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [LNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvsm.md) Lamen Bay Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [DLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvvd.md) Dillon's Bay Airport · 139 km / 86 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bauerfield International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bauerfield_International_Airport&oldid=1362487674), revision of 4 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvvv/data