Nausori International Airport , also known as Luvuluvu, is the secondary

international airport An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have faciliti ...

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

, behind

Nadi International Airport Nadi International Airport is the main international airport of Fiji as well as an important regional hub for the South Pacific islands, located by the coast on the Ba Province in the Western Division, Fiji, Western Division of the main island V ...

. It is situated in

Nausori Nausori () is a Local government in Fiji, town in Fiji. It had a population of 57,866 at the 2017 census. This makes it the List of cities and towns in Fiji, fourth most populous municipality in the country. Situated 19 kilometers from the Fiji ...

on the southeastern side of

Viti Levu Viti Levu (pronounced ; ) is the largest island in Fiji. It is the site of the country's capital and largest city, Suva, and home to a large majority of Fiji's population. Geology Fiji lies in a plate tectonics, tectonically complex area betwe ...

, Fiji's main island. Nausori Airport is roughly (approximately a 45-minute drive) from Fiji's capital city,

Suva Suva (, ) is the Capital city, capital and the most populous city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rew ...

. It was first constructed by U.S. Navy Seabees in 1942. As of 2018, a 20-year master plan was under preparation for Nausori Airport, expected to include a complete refurbishment and upgrade of the airport, creating a facility for the international passengers and a domestic hub for Fiji. At one time Air Pacific (now

Fiji Airways Fiji Airways, formerly Air Pacific, is the flag carrier of Fiji. It operates international services from its hubs in Fiji to 27 destinations, and has an extended network of 108 international destinations through its codeshare partners, includi ...

) had its headquarters on the property of the airport. A $60 million project to extend and widen the runway to 2148 m was completed in 2021.

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

Nausori International Airport
(some information on Nadi official site)
Fiji Airways
(official site) Airports in Fiji {{fiji-geo-stub