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. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Map of French Polynesia Map of Tahiti and Moorea Tahiti is the largest island of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean at . ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Faaa (see footnote for variant spelling) is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. ... Map of French Polynesia Map of Tahiti and Moorea Tahiti is the largest island of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean at . ... 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. ...

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. Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ...

Airlines and destinations

• Aircalin (Noumea)
• Air France (Los Angeles)
• 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, Costa Rica)
• Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu)
• LAN Airlines (Hanga Roa, Santiago)

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Incidents

• An Air France 747-400 ran off the runway on take off, running into the reef at the end of the tarmac. The nose of the 747 was submerged in the water. There were no fatalities.
• A Hawaiian Airlines DC-10 overshot the runway on landing and slid off the tarmac on December 23, 2000.

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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