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Bauerfield International Airport

Port Vila, Vanuatu

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Elevation

70 ft

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Location

Port Vila · SEE · Vanuatu

Connectivity

28 routes · 20 destinations

Position

-17.699°, 168.320° · 70 ft elev.

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Vanuatu's main international gateway in the South Pacific.

Opened

1942

Location

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Bauerfield International Airport is the primary airport serving Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, and serves as the main hub for international and domestic air travel in the island nation. Located on Efate Island, it connects Vanuatu to regional destinations across the Pacific and Australasia. The airport is named after Lieutenant Colonel Harold W. Bauer, a United States Marine Corps aviator who was killed during World War II. The airfield has its origins in the wartime period when the Allied forces used it as a military base in the Pacific theater. As the busiest airport in Vanuatu, Bauerfield handles the majority of the country's international passenger traffic, supporting the nation's tourism industry which is a significant part of its economy.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both international and domestic flights.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options between the airport and Port Vila city center include taxis and shuttle services, with the airport located approximately 6 kilometers from the city.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving Bauerfield include Air Vanuatu, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand, and Solomon Airlines.

Notable facts

›Named after USMC aviator Lieutenant Colonel Harold W. Bauer, a Medal of Honor recipient killed in 1942.
›The airport was originally constructed as a military airfield during World War II by Allied forces.
›Bauerfield is the hub for Air Vanuatu, the national carrier.
›The airport serves Efate Island and provides connections to numerous domestic airstrips across the Vanuatu archipelago.
›Runway length is approximately 2,850 meters, capable of handling medium to large commercial aircraft.

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Route map (20 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Caledonie International

V Australia Airlines

Viasa

Virgin Australia

Routes

VLI → HIRFJ · 73W

VLI → NANFJ · 73W AT5

VLI → HIRIE · 320

VLI → NANIE · 320

VLI → AKLNF · 738

VLI → BNENF · 738

VLI → CCVNF · YN2

VLI → DLYNF · YN2

VLI → EAENF · BNI

VLI → HIRNF · 320

VLI → IPANF · YN2

VLI → LNBNF · DHT

VLI → LNENF · DHT BNI

VLI → LPMNF · DHT

VLI → NOUNF · ATR

VLI → NUSNF · YN2 DHT

VLI → PBJNF · DHT

VLI → SONNF · ATR DHT

VLI → SWJNF · DHT

VLI → SYDNF · 738

VLI → TAHNF · ATR YN2 DHT BNI

VLI → TGHNF · BNI

VLI → VLSNF · BNI

VLI → AKLNZ · 320

VLI → BNEQF · 73H

VLI → SYDQF · 73H

VLI → NOUSB · 320

VLI → BNEVA · 73H

Aircraft operating here

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter8 routes Airbus A3205 routes Harbin Yunshuji Y125 routes Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A/B Islander5 routes Boeing 737-8003 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-6003 routes 73H3 routes 73W2 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-5001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Port Vila International Airport, widely known as Bauerfield International Airport, is an airport located in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The airport is relatively small in size, but its runway has the capability and length to accept large wide body jets such as the Airbus A330. It served as the international hub for Vanuatu's flag carrier airline, Air Vanuatu, until its bankruptcy in 2024.

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