# Luganville Airfield, Espiritu Santo Is., Vanuatu

**Luganville Airfield** was an airport in Espiritu Santo Is., Sanma, Vanuatu. It opened in 1943. It was operated by United States Army Air Forces.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vu-0002

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: United States Army Air Forces
- Serves: Espiritu Santo Is., Sanma, Vanuatu
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 148 m / 484 ft
- Coordinates: -15.5155, 167.1319
- Time zone: UTC+11 · Pacific/Efate
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luganville_Airfield (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15243078
- Weather station: NVSS · WMO 91554
- Ident: VU-0002

## Timeline

- 1943: Luganville Airfield opens.

## Nearby airports

- [SON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvss.md) Santo Pekoa International Airport · 9.5 km / 5.9 mi
- [WLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvsw.md) Walaha Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [NUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvsp.md) Norsup Airport · 69 km / 43 mi
- [RCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvsr.md) Redcliffe Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [LOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvsg.md) Longana Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [OLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nvsz.md) North West Santo Airport · 94 km / 58 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/vu-0002/data