Faa'a International Airport

Faa'a International Airport

Aéroport international de Tahiti Faa'a
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSETIL – Aéroports
ServesTahiti, French Polynesia, France
LocationPapeete
Hub for
Elevation AMSL2 m / 5 ft
Coordinates17°33′24″S 149°36′41″W / 17.55667°S 149.61139°W / -17.55667; -149.61139
Websitewww.tahiti-aeroport.pf
Map
PPT is located in Tahiti
PPT
PPT
Location in Tahiti
PPT is located in French Polynesia
PPT
PPT
PPT (French Polynesia)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,420 11,220 Bituminous
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,708,098
Passenger traffic changeIncrease 21.5%
Aircraft movements44,226
Aircraft movements changeIncrease 22.9%
Sources: French AIP[1] Aeroport.fr[2]

Faa'a International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Tahiti-Faaa), also known as Tahiti International Airport (IATA: PPT, ICAO: NTAA), is the international airport of French Polynesia, located in the commune of Faaa, on the island of Tahiti. It is situated 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Papeete, the capital city of the overseas collectivity.[1] It opened in 1960. Regional air carrier Air Tahiti and international air carrier Air Tahiti Nui are both based at the airport.[3]

  1. ^ a b NTAA – Tahiti Faa'a. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Statistiques Annuelles – AÉROPORT DE TAHITI – FAA'A". www.aeroport.fr. Union des Aéroports Français. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Préambule Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today" Air Tahiti. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Société Air Tahiti Société Anonyme au capital de 2 760 000 000 CFP Siège social : aéroport de Tahiti – Faaa BP 314 – 98713 Papeete – Tahiti – Polynésie Française ."

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