# Nanumea Airfield, Tuvalu

**Nanumea Airfield** was an airport in Nanumea, Tuvalu. It opened in 1943. It was operated by United States Army Air Forces.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tv-0001

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: United States Army Air Forces
- Serves: Nanumea, Tuvalu
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 11 m / 36 ft
- Coordinates: -5.6833, 176.1290
- Time zone: UTC+12 · Pacific/Funafuti
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanumea_Airfield (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11762732
- Weather station: NGFO · WMO 91631
- Ident: TV-0001

## Timeline

- 1943: Nanumea Airfield opens.

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 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)
- [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/tv-0001/data