Airports / Vanuatu / ZGU
Gaua Island Airport
NVSQ / ZGUGaua Island, VanuatuELEV 100 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
80 nm
To the nearest alternate
Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON).
Overview
Located in Gaua Island, Vanuatu, Gaua Island Airport (NVSQ / ZGU) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 100 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
ZGU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON, 80 nm), Bauerfield International Airport (VLI, 213 nm), and Whitegrass Airport (TAH, 328 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ZGU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Banks Islands. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ZGU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NVSQ
IATA
ZGU
FAA / Local
NVSQ
Elevation
100 ft
Coordinates
14.2181° S · 167.5870° E
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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 80nmSONSanto Pekoa International AirportLuganville
- 213nmVLIBauerfield International AirportPort Vila
- 328nmTAHWhitegrass AirportTanna Island
- 390nmUVEOuvéa AirportOuvéa
- 394nmLIFLifou AirportLifou
- 413nmTGJTiga AirportTiga
Location
Open the full mapNVSQ · Gaua Island Airport · Gaua Island, Vanuatu