Airports / New Caledonia / LIF
Lifou Airport
NWWL / LIFLifou, New CaledoniaELEV 92 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tiga Airport (TGJ) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Lifou, New Caledonia, Lifou Airport (NWWL / LIF) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 92 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 LIF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tiga Airport (TGJ, 37 nm), Ouvéa Airport (UVE, 38 nm), and Maré Airport (MEE, 62 nm).
Charter pricing from LIF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lifou.
Field capability
ICAO
NWWL
IATA
LIF
FAA / Local
NWWL
Elevation
92 ft
Coordinates
20.7746° S · 167.2393° 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
Elevation vs New Caledonia fields
state range 10–315 ft
At 92 ft, LIF sits higher than 56% of the 9 New Caledonia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmTGJTiga AirportTiga
- 38nmUVEOuvéa AirportOuvéa
- 62nmMEEMaré AirportMaré
- 94nmNOULa Tontouta International AirportNouméa (La Tontouta)
- 99nmGEANouméa Magenta AirportNouméa
- 110nmILPÎle des Pins AirportÎle des Pins
Location
Open the full mapNWWL · Lifou Airport · Lifou, New Caledonia