AviatDataOuvéa Airport UVE / NWWV
Ouvéa, Loyalty Islands · New Caledonia (France) · Province des Îles Loyauté (Loyalty Islands Province) owns and manages the aerodrome as a provincial-interest facility; civil aviation safety oversight sits with Direction Territoriale de l'Aviation Civile (DTAC), the French State's civil aviation service for New Caledonia under the Haut-Commissariat de la République
67kpax · 2011
Limited hours
ICAO / IATANWWV / UVE
OperatorProvince des Îles Loyauté (Loyalty Islands Province) owns and manages the aerodrome as a provincial-interest facility; civil aviation safety oversight sits with Direction Territoriale de l'Aviation Civile (DTAC), the French State's civil aviation service for New Caledonia under the Haut-Commissariat de la République
Coordinates20.6406°S, 166.5728°E
Elevation23 ft · 7 m
Time zoneNCT (UTC+11, no DST)
Passengers / yr66,814 (2011)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceNWWV — AIP France (SIA), eAIP PAC-N, AD 2.NWWV
Operating hoursNo control tower; AFIS 'Ouvéa Information' 118.700 MHz operates during published hours (roughly 0930-1730 local) for scheduled Air Calédonie rotations; daylight VFR only, no certified night lighting; PPR recommended for non-scheduled/charter traffic.
TerminalsSingle small domestic terminal at Ouloup; open apron for ATR42/72-size turboprops and smaller island-hopper types; no jetbridges or international facilities.
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 1,100 m / 3,609 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Sole airport serving Ouvéa; single 1,100 m asphalt runway (13/31, RWY 13 threshold displaced 100 m) with no ILS, so traffic operates by day under AFIS 'Ouvéa Information' rather than a staffed tower, with no certified night lighting. Air Calédonie's ATR42/72 domestic network is the field's scheduled operator, connecting to Lifou and to Nouméa; Nouméa-Magenta Airport closed in March 2026 with Nouméa-area traffic transferred to La Tontouta International Airport, so the Nouméa leg now routes via La Tontouta rather than the former Magenta terminus. The verified passenger count is the 2011 figure of 66,814, above the 50,000 threshold; no more recent dated figure is confirmed, so at 15 years old it should be treated as historical rather than current traffic. No dedicated fuel uplift, customs, or immigration facilities are confirmed on field.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Air Calédonie
Self-handled, Air Calédonie: the carrier operates its own agency at Ouvéa (Air Calédonie – Agence d'Ouvéa, Hulup, confirmed via the Îles Loyauté Explorer/New Caledonia Tourism directory and a Loyalty Islands visitor brochure) covering check-in, ramp and baggage for its ATR turboprop services from Nouméa-Magenta; no separate third-party ground handler identified at this small domestic strip.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Air Loyauté
Self-handled, Air Loyauté: the airline (Twin Otter DHC-6-400 and Tecnam P2012 fleet, based at Nouméa-Magenta) maintains its own local sales/ground point at Ouvéa ("Air Loyauté – Agence de Hulup (Ouvéa)", per a Loyalty Islands visitor brochure and the Îles Loyauté Explorer directory) for its Lifou-Ouvéa-Maré-Tiga inter-island Twin Otter network, on which it is the sole scheduled operator to Tiga; the carrier is mid-rebrand to Air Océania (New Caledonia Tourism's own directory now describes Air Océania as formerly Air Loyauté), though Air Loyauté remains the name used in 2026 government orders and local news, so retained here.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Province des Îles Loyauté – Direction des Ports et Aéroports (DPA)
Airport operator: Ouvéa-Ouloup is one of three aerodromes (with Maré-La Roche and Tiga; Lifou-Wanaham is operated separately by the CCI Nouvelle-Calédonie, not the province) managed by the Province des Îles Loyauté via its Direction des Ports et Aéroports, explicitly named as the designated aerodrome administrator for Ouvéa-Ouloup (ICAO NWWV) in a 2025 government arrêté on Légifrance, operating under DAC-NC (Direction de l'Aviation Civile de Nouvelle-Calédonie) regulatory oversight; specific GSE inventory not independently verified, and the phone above is DPA's general line, not confirmed Ouvéa-specific.
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Verified 2 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
Air Calédonie
In-house, Air Calédonie: scheduled domestic flights to the Loyalty Islands routinely carry mail and light freight as part of essential inter-island service; no dedicated cargo tariff/terminal documentation found specific to Ouvéa, so treated as unconfirmed.
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Air Loyauté
In-house, Air Loyauté: the Twin Otter/Tecnam inter-island network is understood to carry mail and light freight alongside passengers on Loyalty Islands routes; no Ouvéa-specific cargo documentation located, so unconfirmed.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
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