NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Air Rarotonga

Air Rarotonga is an airline based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and is ‘the airline of the Cook Islands’. It operates inter-island scheduled services throughout the Cook Islands. Charters are operated to Niue, Samoa and French Polynesia. Its main base is Rarotonga International Airport^[1]. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,600 Ã— 1,200 pixels, file size: 904 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (1,600 Ã— 1,200 pixels, file size: 904 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 455 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (2,463 Ã— 1,401 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 455 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (2,463 Ã— 1,401 pixels, file size: 1. ... The Saab 340 is a two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild in a 65:35 ratio. ... Rarotonga International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Rarotonga Island from space, September 1994 View of a Rarotongan beach. ... Rarotonga International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

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History

The airline was established in February 1978 and started operations in July 1978 with a Cessna 337 aircraft. The company is owned by three private investors. More than 70,000 passengers travel between their island destinations each year. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A Cessna 377 Super Skymaster The Cessna Skymaster is an innovative twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a push_pull configuration. ...

Destinations

Aerial view of Aitutaki Aitutaki, traditionally known as Araura, is one of the Cook Islands, north of Rarotonga. ... Aerial view of Atiu Atiu, also known as Enuamanu (meaning land of the birds), is an island lying at 187 km to the northeast of Rarotonga, in the Southern Islands group of the Cook Islands Archipelago. ... Mangaia (traditionally known as Auau Enua - which means terraced) is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Mauke - Cook Islands MAUKE is half as big as Rarotonga in circumference. ... Mitiaro Cook Islands THE FOURTH largest island in the Cooks group, Mitiaro is of volcanic origin. ... Penrhyn Island (also called Tongareva or Mangarongaro) is the most remote and largest atoll of the 15 Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean, 1365 km (848 miles) north-north-east of Rarotonga, 9 degrees below the equator. ... Pukapuka is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. ... Rarotonga Island from space, September 1994 View of a Rarotongan beach. ... Papeete Waterfront Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia, and is located on the island of Tahiti, which is part of the Society Islands, in French Polynesia. ... Aerial view of Aitutaki Aitutaki, traditionally known as Araura, is one of the Cook Islands, north of Rarotonga. ... Rarotonga Island from space, September 1994 View of a Rarotongan beach. ... Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of the French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. ... A Pacific Blue 737-800 at Auckland International Airport For other uses, see Pacific Blue (disambiguation). ... Air Tahiti is a regional airline based in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. ...

Fleet

The Air Rarotonga fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2007)^[1] : Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Other aircraft:^{[citation needed]} EMB 110 Bandeirante The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (Portuguese: Scout) is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties. ... The Saab 340 is a two-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild in a 65:35 ratio. ...

Cessna 172RG 1964 Cessna 172E 1965 Cessna F172G 1971 Cessna 172 The early Cessna 172 Skyhawks had no rear window and featured a square fin design, like this 1957 model 1977 Cessna 172XP 1977 Cessna 172M Cessna 172R Panel of C-GLFC The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat... The Piper PA-30 and PA-39 Twin Comanche was a twin-engine development of the PA-24 Comanche single-engine aircraft produced by Piper. ...

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