Whitegrass Airport

Whitegrass Airport Tanna Airport
IATA: TAH – ICAO: NVVW Whitegrass (Tanna) Location of airport in Vanuatu
Summary
Airport type		Public
Serves		Tanna, Taféa, Vanuatu
Location		Whitegrass / Lénakel
Elevation AMSL		19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		19°27′18″S 169°13′26″E / 19.455°S 169.22389°E / -19.455; 169.22389
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
15/33	1,230	4,035	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Whitegrass Airport^[3] (IATA: TAH, ICAO: NVVW), also known as White Grass Airport or Tanna Airport, is an airport on the island Tanna, in the Taféa province in Vanuatu.^[2] It is located at Whitegrass (White Grass), 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Lénakel township.^[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 19 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,230 by 30 metres (4,035 × 98 ft).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

• Air Vanuatu (Aneityum, Aniwa, Dillon's Bay, Futuna Island, Ipota, Port Vila)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for NVVW from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
2. ^ ^{a b} Airport information for Tanna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu (NVVW / TAH) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
3. ^ ^{a b} "Whitegrass Airport". Airports Vanuatu Limited. http://www.airports.vu/Tanna%20Whitegrass/Tanna%20Whitegrass.htm. Retrieved 18 June 2010. 

External links

• Current weather for NVVW at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for TAH at Aviation Safety Network