Airports / Vanuatu / SON
Santo Pekoa International Airport
NVSS / SONLuganville, VanuatuELEV 184 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
80 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gaua Island Airport (ZGU).
Overview
Santo Pekoa International Airport (NVSS / SON) is a mid-sized airport serving Luganville, Vanuatu. The airport sits 184 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SON for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gaua Island Airport (ZGU, 80 nm), Bauerfield International Airport (VLI, 146 nm), and Whitegrass Airport (TAH, 263 nm).
Charter pricing from SON depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Luganville.
Field capability
ICAO
NVSS
IATA
SON
FAA / Local
NVSS
Elevation
184 ft
Coordinates
15.5050° S · 167.2200° 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
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 80nmZGUGaua Island AirportGaua Island
- 146nmVLIBauerfield International AirportPort Vila
- 263nmTAHWhitegrass AirportTanna Island
- 311nmUVEOuvéa AirportOuvéa
- 316nmLIFLifou AirportLifou
- 336nmTOUTouho AirportTouho
Location
Open the full mapNVSS · Santo Pekoa International Airport · Luganville, Vanuatu