Ngau Airport
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Ngau Airport is an airport
on Ngau Island (also known as Gau Island), one of the Lomaiviti Islands in Fiji
. Also known as Gau Airport, it is operated by Airports Fiji Limited.
of 50 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
which is 754 metres (2,474 ft) in length.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
on Ngau Island (also known as Gau Island), one of the Lomaiviti Islands in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. Also known as Gau Airport, it is operated by Airports Fiji Limited.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 50 feet (15 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
which is 754 metres (2,474 ft) in length.