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Norfolk Island Airport
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| Norfolk Island Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: NLK - ICAO: YSNF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Norfolk Island | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 371 ft (113 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 4,708 | 1,435 | Asphalt |
| 11/29 | 6,398 | 1,950 | Asphalt |
Norfolk Island Airport (IATA: NLK, ICAO: YSNF) is the only airport on Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia.
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. While the airport was never used as a major base it was a stopover for aircraft travelling between Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.[1] Mount Bates also had a secret radar installation.
- Air New Zealand (Auckland)
- Norfolk Air (Brisbane, Hamilton [begins April 2008], Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney)
- Norfolk Island Airport web page
- Airport information for YSNF at World Aero Data
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