Airports / Vanuatu / VLI
Bauerfield International Airport
NVVV / VLIPort Vila, VanuatuELEV 70 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
117 nm
To the nearest alternate
Whitegrass Airport (TAH).
Overview
Located in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Bauerfield International Airport (NVVV / VLI) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 70 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 VLI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Whitegrass Airport (TAH, 117 nm), Santo Pekoa International Airport (SON, 146 nm), and Lifou Airport (LIF, 195 nm).
Charter pricing from VLI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Efate Field and Vila Field. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Port Vila.
Field capability
ICAO
NVVV
IATA
VLI
FAA / Local
NVVV
Elevation
70 ft
Coordinates
17.6993° S · 168.3200° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 117nmTAHWhitegrass AirportTanna Island
- 146nmSONSanto Pekoa International AirportLuganville
- 195nmLIFLifou AirportLifou
- 202nmUVEOuvéa AirportOuvéa
- 206nmTGJTiga AirportTiga
- 213nmZGUGaua Island AirportGaua Island
Location
Open the full mapNVVV · Bauerfield International Airport · Port Vila, Vanuatu
