Nadi International Airport
(NFFN/NAN) lies on the shore of Nadi Bay on the west coast of Viti Levu island, overlooked
by the Sabeto Mountains which offers a very
picturesque scene. The airport is the
centre of aviation in Fiji,
is HQ of Fiji Airways, the
domestic hub for the Fiji
Islands, and houses a buoyant
General Aviation, rotary and charter facility.
The nearby island group of Mamanuce with the idyllically named islands of
Castaway, Beachcomber, Treasure and Musket Cove are some on the periphery of
the bay, which are all within a day return trip from Port Denarau Marina (on
Nadi Bay) for visitors longing for those golden beaches with swaying palms,
straight out of the brochures. A few of the islands have airstrips able to handle
BN-2 Islanders and Twin Otters, but the majority of transfers are by boat with
the alternative being float planes, amphibians and helicopters.
Turtle
Airways operate DHC-2 Beaver floatplanes for transfers from their exclusive New Town Beach jetty adjacent to Nadi Airport. Kokomo
Yaukuve resort operate their own Twin Otter-400 amphibian. Pacific Island
Air provide transfers with amphibious DHC-2 Beavers and DHC-3T turbine single
Otters from Nadi Airport’s domestic terminal. The
seaplane option however does open up access to all the islands in the area.
They also fly BN-2 Islanders and helicopters.
Island Hoppers operate rotary and PAC750’s which include Freefall Fiji options,
while Heli-Tours and Sunflower also compete. The National Carrier, Fiji Airways concentrate on domestic schedules from
Nadi (and Suva,
the capitol) to all major centres with ATR-42 and ATR-72 equipment, along with
a trio of Twin Otter 300’s.
A selection
of images taken in Dec 2016 are below.
Thanks to GAFLIKS for providing this report.
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