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Norfolk Island Intl Airport |
| Norfolk Island International Airport |
| IATA: NLK – ICAO: YSNF |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Government |
| Location |
Norfolk Island |
| Elevation AMSL |
371 ft / 113 m |
| Coordinates |
29°02′30″S 167°56′20″E / 29.04167°S 167.93889°E / -29.04167; 167.93889 (Norfolk Island Airport)Coordinates: 29°02′30″S 167°56′20″E / 29.04167°S 167.93889°E / -29.04167; 167.93889 (Norfolk Island Airport) |
| Website |
www.airport.gov.nf |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 04/22 |
1,435 |
4,708 |
Asphalt |
| 11/29 |
1,950 |
6,398 |
Asphalt |
| Enroute Supplement Australia from Airservices Australia |
Norfolk Island International Airport (IATA: NLK, ICAO: YSNF) is the only airport on Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia. History
The airstrip was built during World War II as a defensive measure to counter feared Japanese operations in the South Pacific. As Norfolk Island did not have enough flat ground, several bulldozers were used to knock the tops off of several hills, and fill in the valleys between them. Steel mesh was then used to make a solid surface. Initially used for bomber patrols and for a transport service to Bougainville Island, the airfield was never used as a major base and became a stopover for aircraft travelling between Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands. The Royal New Zealand Air Force left the airfield in July 1946. At the airfield was an air-sea rescue unit, a servicing section and a radar unit installation at Mount Bates.
Light Aircraft Transit
Norfolk Island internsional Airport is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. 460 nautical miles / 852 km to the South East is Kaitaia Airport the most northerly airfield in New Zealand; 407 nautical miles / 754 km to the North is Noumea Airport in New Caledonia, and 486 nautical miles / 900 km to the West is Lord Howe Island Airport from which it is 323 nautical miles / 600 km to the Australian mainland. These distances are within the range of many light aircraft when fitted with long range tanks, while the direct distance without using Norfolk Island as a stepping stone, is usually beyond their capabilities. From New Caledonia other Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Fiji are within range and can be used as further 'stepping stones' to the other South Pacific and North Pacific destinations.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air New Zealand |
Auckland |
| Norfolk Air operated by Our Airline |
Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney |
Flights to the Gold Coast and Hamilton, New Zealand were terminated by Norfolk Air in 2008.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Norfolk Island
|
| ICAO ID |
YSNF
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| Time |
UTC+11:30
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| Latitude |
-29.041625
29° 02' 29.85" S
|
| Longitude |
167.938742
167° 56' 19.47" E
|
| Elevation |
371 feet
113 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
015° E (01/06)
|
| Beacon |
Yes
|
| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Communications
|
| AUCKLAND RDO |
3467
5643
8867
13261
17904
|
| CTAF |
118.1
|
| Communications Remarks |
|
| CTAF |
(required)
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| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
| 04/22 |
4708 x 98 feet
1435 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
012FCZU |
NO
|
| 11/29 |
6398 x 150 feet
1950 x 46 meters |
ASPHALT |
029FBYT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
|
| VOR-DME |
NF |
NORFOLK ISLAND |
071X |
112.4 |
At Field |
-
|
| NDB |
NF |
NORFOLK ISLAND |
- |
260 |
2.3 NM |
140.6
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CAUTION |
NZ altimeter setting pro are rqr (std 1013.2mb) when opr to and from NF. Within the NF FIS area (30 NM rad NF arpt, 0-9500' ) acft maint alt to the area QNH. Acft ldg and tkof at NF use the arpt QNH. Bird haz.
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| FUEL |
Confirm avbl before dep for arpt, fone C0011-672-3-22021. (NC-100LL, A1)
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| RSTD |
24 hr PN for non-sked acft. Acft abv 12,500 lb GWT taxi on Rwy 11-29 and portions of Rwy 04-22 must flw yellow dashed line 26' off cntrline. Acft abv 40,000 lb GWT must use yellow turning nodes at rwy end. Rwy 04-22 rstd to acft 12,500 lbGWT with the flw exc, acft up to and incl F27 may use rwy if Rwy 11-29 is opr unsuitable. Section of Rwy 04-22 btn the apn exit and INT of the rwy is avbl as a twy by all acft using Rwy 11-29. Jet acft use min pwr when turning or taxiing on apn.
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| TFC PAT |
Rgt tfc Rwy 04 and 11.
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