Île Art - Waala Airport guide

Île Art - Waala Airport, also called Belep Islands Airport, is the only airfield serving the Belep archipelago, a small island group off the northern tip of New Caledonia's Grande Terre. The airport sits on Art Island, about 1.9 kilometres southeast of the village of Waala, and has the ICAO code NWWC.

A single asphalt runway, 09/27, handles flights. The runway is short, so only small turboprop aircraft can use it. Air Calédonie, the territory's domestic airline, is the scheduled carrier and connects the islands with Koumac on the mainland and with Nouméa-Magenta, the domestic airport in the capital.

The aerodrome is administered by the Province Nord. It has no fuel, handling, customs or air traffic services, so passengers should expect a basic facility with no commercial amenities. Traffic is flown under both visual and instrument flight rules. Because the Belep Islands have no bridge or road link to the mainland, the airport is the main quick connection for residents, alongside the sea crossing from the mainland coast.