Whitegrass Airport Explained

Whitegrass Airport
Tanna Airport
Iata:TAH
Icao:NVVW
Type:Public
City-Served:Tanna, Taféa, Vanuatu
Location:Whitegrass / Lénakel
Elevation-F:27
Coordinates:-19.455°N 169.2239°W
Pushpin Map:Vanuatu
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Vanuatu
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:TAH
Pushpin Label Position:left
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-M:1,230
R1-Length-F:4,035
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Whitegrass Airport[2], also known as White Grass Airport or Tanna Airport, is an airport on the island Tanna, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu.

It is located at Whitegrass (White Grass), north of Lénakel township.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 19feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 1230mx30mm (4,040feetx100feetm). The airport supports small to mid-sized turboprop aircraft only.

The airport has a small terminal building and handful of support structures at the airport.

Transportation

The airport is reached by car or van and has a small parking area behind the terminal. A paved road provides access to west side of the island and to the settlement of Lowanatom to the south.

References

  1. from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Web site: Whitegrass Airport . Airports Vanuatu Limited . 18 June 2010.