Mota Lava Airport
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Mota Lava Airport is an airport located near Ablow on the island of Mota Lava
, one of the Banks Islands
in the Torba
province
in Vanuatu
. Also known as Valua Airport, it is located on the easternmost end of Motalava island.
Out of the four airports in the Torba province, Valua Airport has the length and reliability advantage. Air Vanuatu coordinates all maintenance and rehabilitation programs of the building facilities, including the 900m runway. Identical to other island aircraft ports throughout the archipelago, safety and security fencing is still a target we must reach. Valua airport is 12 km away from the island's main center. There may be 1 or 2 4WD vehicles available on some flights, but do not take this as a guarantee. You can also hike your way to the island's center by foot; that'll be just under three hours. Water sources are scarce and is not safe for drinking. At times there are road markets, basically non-cooked island crops up for sale. No clinic, food stall, restroom near the airport boundary so come prepared and fly safely.
of 63 feet (19 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
which is 900 metres (2,953 ft) in length.
Mota Lava
Mota Lava or Motalava is the fourth largest island in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu, after Gaua, Vanua Lava and Ureparapara, with an area of . It is the largest and highest of the eastern chain of islands...
, one of the Banks Islands
Banks Islands
The Banks Islands are a group of islands in northern Vanuatu.Together with the Torres Islands to the northwest, they make up the northernmost province of Torba. The group lies about north of Maewo, and includes Gaua and Vanua Lava, two of the 13 largest islands in Vanuatu...
in the Torba
Torba Province
Torba is the northernmost province of Vanuatu, including the Banks Islands and the Torres Islands. Its capital is Sola.The modern name Torba is derived from the initial letters of Torres and Banks.-Facts:...
province
Provinces of Vanuatu
||Vanuatu has been divided into six provinces since 1994. The names in English of all provinces are derived from the initial letters of their constituent islands:- Municipalities :...
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...
. Also known as Valua Airport, it is located on the easternmost end of Motalava island.
Out of the four airports in the Torba province, Valua Airport has the length and reliability advantage. Air Vanuatu coordinates all maintenance and rehabilitation programs of the building facilities, including the 900m runway. Identical to other island aircraft ports throughout the archipelago, safety and security fencing is still a target we must reach. Valua airport is 12 km away from the island's main center. There may be 1 or 2 4WD vehicles available on some flights, but do not take this as a guarantee. You can also hike your way to the island's center by foot; that'll be just under three hours. Water sources are scarce and is not safe for drinking. At times there are road markets, basically non-cooked island crops up for sale. No clinic, food stall, restroom near the airport boundary so come prepared and fly safely.
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 63 feet (19 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 900 metres (2,953 ft) in length.