Lonorore Airport
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Lonorore Airport or Lonoror (possibly from Ske
lon or "in the fence") is an airport on south-western Pentecost Island
, Vanuatu
.
Lonorore began as a grass airstrip, capable of accommodating 20-seater Twin Otter aircraft in good conditions, although it was frequently unusable due to waterlogging in wet weather. The airport is built in the middle of an old coconut plantation. The airport was upgraded in 2008-2009 with a longer, tarmacked runway capable of taking ATR aircraft and operating in most weather conditions, and a new terminal building.
Lonorore is used for Air Vanuatu domestic flights to Port Vila
and Luganville
, sometimes via Ambae. Schedules change regularly but there are typically flights on three or four days of the week. Between April and June the airport caters for significant numbers of day trippers from Port Vila
who come to watch the weekly land-diving ceremonies which take place on a small hill overlooking the airport.
Near the airport is a small post office which handles all of southern Pentecost's mail. On flight days, women often set up markets near the airport, selling homegrown vegetables and homecooked food.
Ske language
Ske is an endangered language of south-western Pentecost island in Vanuatu. Ske belongs to the East Vanuatu languages, a branch of the Austronesian languages family....
lon or "in the fence") is an airport on south-western Pentecost Island
Pentecost Island
Pentecost Island is one of the 83 islands that make up the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. It lies due north of capital Port Vila. Pentecost Island is known as Pentecôte in French and Pentikos in Bislama. The island was known in its native languages by names such as Vanu Aroaroa, although these...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
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Lonorore began as a grass airstrip, capable of accommodating 20-seater Twin Otter aircraft in good conditions, although it was frequently unusable due to waterlogging in wet weather. The airport is built in the middle of an old coconut plantation. The airport was upgraded in 2008-2009 with a longer, tarmacked runway capable of taking ATR aircraft and operating in most weather conditions, and a new terminal building.
Lonorore is used for Air Vanuatu domestic flights to Port Vila
Port Vila
Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's...
and Luganville
Luganville
Luganville, called "Santo" by people from Vanuatu's northern islands who use Luganville as their big city, and called "Kanal" by rural residents of the large island of Espiritu Santo, is the second largest city in Vanuatu. The population is .Luganville is one of Vanuatu's busiest ports,...
, sometimes via Ambae. Schedules change regularly but there are typically flights on three or four days of the week. Between April and June the airport caters for significant numbers of day trippers from Port Vila
Port Vila
Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's...
who come to watch the weekly land-diving ceremonies which take place on a small hill overlooking the airport.
Near the airport is a small post office which handles all of southern Pentecost's mail. On flight days, women often set up markets near the airport, selling homegrown vegetables and homecooked food.
Airlines and destinations
- Air VanuatuAir VanuatuAir Vanuatu is an airline with its head office in the Air Vanuatu House, Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand and points in the South Pacific...
(Longana, Port Vila, Sara)