---
iata: LIF
name: Lifou-Wanaham Airport
city: Lifou
country: New Caledonia
lastUpdated: '2026-09-26'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.aeroports.cci.nc/en/lifou'
sources:
  - 'https://www.aeroports.cci.nc/en/lifou'
  - 'https://www.aeroports.cci.nc/en/lifou/presentation'
  - 'https://www.aeroports.cci.nc/en/lifou/flight-schedules'
  - 'https://www.aeroports.cci.nc/en/lifou/traveller-s-guide'
quickFacts:
  - IATA LIF / ICAO NWWL — Lifou-Wanaham
  - Air Calédonie offers several flights per day to Nouméa-Magenta
  - 'Air Loyauté links Lifou with Ouvéa, Maré and Tiga'
  - CCI provides passenger information at +687 27 43 81
  - No dedicated passenger lounge or published MCT/security minutes found
bentoTips:
  - label: Schedules
    title: Use the CCI live schedule
    detail: Inter-island flights can vary by day; check Air Calédonie and Air Loyauté.
    summary: >-
      The airport operator provides date-specific arrivals and departures for
      Lifou.
    category: timing
  - label: Small terminal
    title: Plan for a simple domestic flow
    detail: Keep airline booking and passenger-information contacts available.
    summary: Lifou-Wanaham is a domestic island airport rather than a hub terminal.
    category: terminal
  - label: Services
    title: Pack around the flight
    detail: Do not rely on a full-service airport food offer.
    summary: >-
      No detailed food or retail listing is provided in the cited CCI airport
      sources.
    category: food
  - label: Contacts
    title: Keep the airport number handy
    detail: Confirm schedule changes directly with the operator or airline.
    summary: >-
      CCI lists passenger information at +687 27 43 81 and Lifou airport
      contacts.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions: []
airportistScore: 5.3
slug: lif
region: Oceania
---
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# Lifou-Wanaham Airport (LIF)
Lifou, New Caledonia · Oceania
Lifou’s small domestic island terminal, served by Air Calédonie to Nouméa-Magenta and Air Loyauté across the Loyalty Islands, with flight-led opening patterns and no dedicated lounge listed.
## Airportist Score

**5.3 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 6.8 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 4.3 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 3.5 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 5.5 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 6.5 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 4.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: undefined
- Terminals: Small domestic terminal
- Typical security: undefined min
- On-time: undefined%
- Disruption: normal

## Best for

- Air Calédonie island connections
- Air Loyauté inter-island flights
- Travelers who confirm schedules before arrival

## Watch out for

- No dedicated lounge listed by the airport operator
- Services follow scheduled flights
- Do not assume inter-island frequencies are daily

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/lif/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/lif/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/lif/amenities.md) (free)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/lif/tips.md) (free)
- [Water](/airports/lif/water.md) (free)
- [Full guide](/airports/lif/guide.md) (free)
- [Disruptions](/airports/lif/disruptions.md) (free)
- [Reviews](/airports/lif/reviews.md) (free)