Lakeba Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Fiji}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Lakeba Airport

| nativename =

| IATA = LKB

| ICAO = NFNK

| pushpin_map = Fiji

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Fiji

| pushpin_label = LKB

| pushpin_label_position = left

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = Airports Fiji Limited

| city-served = Lakeba, Fiji

| location =

| elevation-f = 280

| elevation-m = 85

| coordinates = {{coord|18|11|57|S|178|49|01|W|region:FJ_type:airport}}

| website =

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number =

| r1-length-m = 723

| r1-length-f = 2,372

| r1-surface = Paved

| footnotes = Source:{{GCM|LKB|Lakeba Island, Fiji (LKB / NFNK)}}

}}

Lakeba Airport {{airport codes|LKB|NFNK}} is an airport in Lakeba (pronounced {{IPA|fj|laˈkemba|}}), one of the Lau Islands in southern Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited.{{cite web | url = http://www.airportsfiji.com/outer_islands.php | title = Outer Islands | publisher = Airports Fiji Limited | accessdate = 10 June 2010}} In 2019 300,000 Fijian dollars were spent to upgrade the runway.{{cite web |last1=Pratap |first1=Ritika |title=$300k spent to upgrade Lakeba Airport runway |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/business/300k-spent-to-upgrade-lakeba-airport-runway/ |website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation News |access-date=2 July 2023 |date=16 December 2019}}

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of {{convert|280|ft|0}} above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures {{convert|723|x|24|m|0}}.

Airlines and Destinations

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|Fiji Link|Suva

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References