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Lifou Airport

Lifou, New Caledonia

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Lifou Airport

Lifou, New Caledonia
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NWWL
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92 ft
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Gateway to the Loyalty Islands of New Caledonia.

Location
Lifou, New Caledonia
Lifou Airport (IATA: LIF, ICAO: NWWL) serves Lifou, the largest of the Loyalty Islands in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia, located in the South Pacific Ocean. It provides essential air connectivity for the island's residents and visitors, linking Lifou to the capital Nouméa and beyond. The airport handles scheduled regional flights and is an important transport hub for an island that relies heavily on air service due to its remote location. It supports tourism to Lifou, which is known for its coral reefs, clear lagoons, and Kanak culture. The facility is relatively modest in scale, reflecting the island's population and traffic levels, but plays a vital role in the socioeconomic life of the Loyalty Islands.
Terminals
The airport has a single small terminal building suited to the regional traffic volumes it handles.
Getting to & from
Ground transport from the airport to nearby towns on Lifou is primarily by taxi or private vehicle, as public transit options are limited.
Airlines here
Air Calédonie (Aircal) operates scheduled services connecting Lifou to Nouméa's Magenta Airport and other Loyalty Islands destinations.
Notable facts
  • ›Lifou is the largest of the three main Loyalty Islands and one of the largest raised coral atolls in the world.
  • ›The airport runway is approximately 1,800 metres in length, suitable for turboprop regional aircraft.
  • ›Air Calédonie is the primary carrier, operating ATR-series turboprop aircraft on the route.
  • ›Lifou is a popular cruise ship destination, and the airport supplements visitor access alongside sea arrivals.
  • ›The airport is operated under the civil aviation authority framework of New Caledonia (DGAC Nouvelle-Calédonie).
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Route map (3 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Cal
TY
Iberworld
TY

Routes

LIF → GEATY · ATR
LIF → TGJTY · DHT
LIF → UVETY · DHT
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Ouanaham Airport is an airport serving Lifou, Lifou Island, New Caledonia.

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