Faa'a International Airport
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| Faa'a International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PPT - ICAO: NTAA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Faa'a, Tahiti | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 ft (2 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 11,360 | 3,463 | Asphalt |
Faa'a International Airport (IATA: PPT, ICAO: NTAA) is located in the commune (municipality) of Faaa, on the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, approximately 5 km (3 miles) southwest from the town center of Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia. It is the only airport in French Polynesia serving international flights.
Because of limited level terrain, rather than leveling large stretches of sloping agricultural land, the airport is built primarily on reclaimed land on the coral reef just off-shore. The airport, operated by Setil Aéroports, has a single 11,220 ft. (3,420 m) runway, large and sound enough to accommodate all commercial and military aircraft.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Aircalin (Noumea)
- Air France (Los Angeles, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air New Zealand (Auckland, Avarua, Los Angeles [ends April 1])
- Air Tahiti (Afaraeitu, Fare, Tiputa, Tuherahera, Uturoa, Vaitape)
- Air Tahiti Nui (Auckland, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita)
- Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu)
- LAN Airlines (Hanga Roa, Santiago)
[edit] Incidents
- An Air France 747-400 ran off the runway on take off, running into sea inside the reef. There were no fatalities.
- A Hawaiian Airlines DC-10 overshot the runway and slid off the tarmac on December 23, 2000.
[edit] External links
- Faa'a International Airport
- A-Z World Airports page for this airport
- World Aero Data airport information for NTAA
- Map from Multimap
- Satellite image from TerraServer
