GauAirpot – NGI Ngau, Fiji
Gau Airport using the IATA three-letter code NGI is an airport on one of the outer islands of Fiji, Gau Island (also known as Ngau) on Lomaiviti archipelago, the fifth largest in the South Pacific country. The airport is operated by Airports Fiji Limited, a fully-owned government commercial company that also operates 14 other public airports in the country. Located in an off-the-beaten path part of the island, the airport offers flights to inter-island destinations as well as charter services.
Best Time to Visit
NGI-Gau Airport is a domestic airport with a no-fuss, small-scale and lean operation. It offers limited scheduled flights to Suva, Fiji’s capital by way of local airline, Northern Air. The airport also provides daily flights to Levuka and weekly flights to Koro plus the occasional inter-island flights. The airport has an elevation of 50 feet above mean sea level. It has one airstrip which receives flights coming from the Nausori International Airport. Wakaya Island, a popular privately owned island in the Lomaiviti Archipelago is a tourist destination within close proximity to the airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Gau Island hosts lodgings very different from the traditional big and modern hotels. Among them are the luxurious Capricorn Apartment Hotel Suva, the 5-star Grand Pacific Hotel and the Novoutel Suva Lami Bay. These hotels may be a little off from Gau Airport but these are some of the finest accommodations within the island for travelers who want to experience the best that the Fiji islands have to offer.
