Airports / Tonga / VAV
Vava'u International Airport
NFTV / VAVVava'u Island, TongaELEV 236 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lifuka Island Airport (HPA).
Overview
Vava'u International Airport (NFTV / VAV) is a large commercial airport serving Vava'u Island, Tonga. The field lies at an elevation of 236 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
VAV has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lifuka Island Airport (HPA, 75 nm), Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU, 173 nm), and Niue International Airport (IUE, 231 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VAV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Vavau and Lupepau'u. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VAV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NFTV
IATA
VAV
FAA / Local
NFTV
Elevation
236 ft
Coordinates
18.5853° S · 173.9620° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 75nmHPALifuka Island AirportLifuka
- 173nmTBUFua'amotu International AirportNuku'alofa
- 231nmIUENiue International AirportAlofi
- 307nmAPWFaleolo International AirportApia
- 317nmPPGPago Pago International AirportPago Pago
- 346nmWLSHihifo AirportWallis Island
Location
Open the full mapNFTV · Vava'u International Airport · Vava'u Island, Tonga