Nikunau Airport

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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport on Nikunau Island, Kiribati
  • Also known as: “NGNU”, “NIG”, and “Nikunau Airfield”

Nikunau Airport

Latitude
-1.31444° or 1° 18′ 52″ south
Longitude
176.41° or 176° 24′ 36″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
IATA airport code
NIG
ICAO airport code
NGNU
Open location code
6VCRMCP6+62
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042049749
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7521800
Wiki­data ID
Q1107646
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Satellite Map

Discover Nikunau Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Nikunau Airport” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “尼库瑙岛机场”
  • Chinese: “尼库瑙机场”
  • Chinese: “尼庫瑙機場”
  • German: “Flugplatz Nikunau”
  • German: “NGNU”
  • Hausa: “NIG”
  • Hausa: “Tashan jirgi na Nikunau”
  • Indonesian: “NGNU”
  • Indonesian: “NIG”
  • Japanese: “ニクナウ空港”
  • Persian: “NGNU”
  • Persian: “NIG”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نیکونائو”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Nikunau”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Nikunau”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Nikunau”

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