Faa'a International Airport

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Coordinates: 17°33′24″S 149°36′41″W / -17.55667, -149.61139

Faa'a International Airport Aéroport International Tahiti Faa'a
IATA: PPT – ICAO: NTAA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		SETIL - Aéroports
Serves		Tahiti, French Polynesia
Location		Papeete
Elevation AMSL		5 ft / 2 m
Website		www.tahiti-aeroport.pf
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
04/22	3,420	11,220	Asphalt
Source: French AIP.^[1]

Faa'a International Airport or Tahiti Faa'a International Airport (French: Aéroport International Tahiti Faa'a) (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.^[1] 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 11,360 ft. (3,463 m) runway, large and sound enough to accommodate all commercial and military aircraft.

1 Airlines and destinations
2 Incidents
3 References
4 External links

Airlines and destinations

Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340 at the airport

International:

Aircalin (Nouméa)
Air France (Los Angeles, Paris-Charles De Gaulle)
Air New Zealand (Auckland)
Air Rarotonga (Rarotonga) (N.B. this service is codeshared with Air Tahiti and operated by Air Tahiti)
Air Tahiti (Rarotonga plus numerous domestic destinations see below)
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 de Chile)
Qantas ( Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane )

Domestic:

Air Moorea flies between Tahiti and Moorea's Temae Airport.
Air Tahiti based at Faa'a International Airport, connects Tahiti either direct or multi-stop with the same aircraft, to the following 30 islands:

Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Maupiti, Rimatara, Rurutu, Tubuai, Raivavae, Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Mataiva, Tikehau, Rangiroa, Manihi, Ahe, Arutua, Kaukura, Takaroa, Takapoto, Kauehi, Katiu, Makemo, Anaa, Raroia, Hikueru, Hao, Tatakoto, Pukarua, Reao, and Mangareva. In addition, 13 more islands are accessible via connections with light planes in the Marquesas and outer Tuamotu Islands.

Incidents

On 13 July, 1973, Pan Am flight 816, a Boeing 707, crashed into the sea just after take-off. 72 of the 73 on board were killed. [1]
On September 12, 1993, Air France flight 72, a 747-428, ran off the runway on landing, running into the reef at the end of the tarmac. The nose of the 747 was submerged in the water. There were no fatalities.^[2]
On December 24, 2000, Hawaiian Airlines flight 481, a DC-10-10, overshot the runway on landing and slid off the tarmac. There were no fatalities.^[3]