Nukutavake Airport

Coordinates: 19°17′06″S 138°46′19″W / 19.28500°S 138.77194°W / -19.28500; -138.77194
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Nukutavake Airport

Aérodrome de Nukutavake
NASA satellite image of Nukutavake
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDSEAC Polynésie Française
ServesNukutavake
LocationNukutavake, Tuamotu, French Polynesia
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates19°17′06″S 138°46′19″W / 19.28500°S 138.77194°W / -19.28500; -138.77194
Map
NUK is located in French Polynesia
NUK
NUK
Location of the airport in French Polynesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07L/25R 1,030 3,379 Paved
Source: French AIP.[1]

Nukutavake Airport (IATA: NUK, ICAO: NTGW) is an airport serving the village of Tavananui, located on the Nukutavake island, in the Tuamotu group of atolls in French Polynesia, 1,125 kilometres (699 mi) from Tahiti. The closest land is small Pinaki Atoll, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southeast. Vairaatea Atoll Atoll lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) to the west of Nukutavake.

The airport was inaugurated in 1981.

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

No scheduled flights as of May 2019.[2]

Statistics[edit]

Annual passenger traffic at NUK airport. See Wikidata query.

References[edit]

  1. ^ NTGW – Nukutavake. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Download forecast schedule - Official website - Air Tahiti".

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