Malekoula Island Airport
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Malekoula Airport , also known as Lamap Airport, is an airfield near Lamap on the island of Malekoula, in the Malampa
province in Vanuatu
. It is one of two airfields on the island, the other being Norsup Airport
in the north.
of 7 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
which is 840 metres (2,756 ft) in length.
Malampa Province
Malampa is a province of Vanuatu, made up of three main islands, Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, from which the province's name is derived. It includes a number of other islands – the small islands of Uripiv, Norsup, Rano, Wala, Atchin and Vao off the coast of Malakula, and the volcanic island of...
province in Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
. It is one of two airfields on the island, the other being Norsup Airport
Norsup Airport
Norsup Airport is an airfield near Norsup on the island of Malekula, in the Malampa province in Vanuatu. It is one of three airfields on the island, the others being Lamap Airport and South West Bay in the south.- Facilities :...
in the north.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 7 feet (2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
which is 840 metres (2,756 ft) in length.