# Rarotonga International Airport (RAR / NCRG)

**Rarotonga International Airport** (IATA: RAR, ICAO: NCRG) is a large airport in Avarua, Cook Islands. It opened in 1975. It has one runway, 2,328 m (7,638 ft) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncrg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RAR / NCRG
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Avarua, Cook Islands
- Opened: 1975
- Elevation: 6 m / 19 ft
- Coordinates: -21.2027, -159.8060
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,328 m / 7,638 ft
- Time zone: UTC-10 · Pacific/Rarotonga
- Website: http://www.cookislandsairports.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rarotonga_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954472
- Weather station: NCRG · WMO 91843
- Ident: NCRG

## Timeline

- 1975: Rarotonga International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,328 m / 7,638 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Routes

11 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (11)

- [MGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncmg.md) Mangaia Island Airport · Cook Islands · 211 km / 131 mi · Air Rarotonga
- [AIU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncat.md) Enua Airport · Cook Islands · 223 km / 139 mi · Air Rarotonga
- [AIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncai.md) Aitutaki Airport · Cook Islands · 264 km / 164 mi · Air Rarotonga
- [MOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncmr.md) Mitiaro Island Airport · Cook Islands · 266 km / 165 mi · Air Rarotonga
- [MUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncmk.md) Mauke Airport · Cook Islands · 282 km / 175 mi · Air Rarotonga
- [PPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ntaa.md) Fa'a'ā International Airport · French Polynesia · 1,144 km / 711 mi · Air Tahiti, Air Rarotonga
- [MHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncmh.md) Manihiki Island Airport · Cook Islands · 1,210 km / 752 mi · Air Rarotonga
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 3,014 km / 1,873 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 4,733 km / 2,941 mi · Hawaiian Airlines
- [BNE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ybbn.md) Brisbane International Airport · Australia · 4,793 km / 2,978 mi · Jetstar Airways
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 4,985 km / 3,098 mi · Jetstar Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RAR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- GZ [Air Rarotonga](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-rarotonga) · 7

### Passenger (3)

- JQ [Jetstar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetstar-airways) · 3
- VT [Air Tahiti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tahiti) · 1
- HA [Hawaiian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hawaiian-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,328 m / 7,638 ft | #3,004 of 29,858 | #68 in Oceania | #1 in CK |
| Elevation | 6 m / 19 ft | =41,533 of 43,403 | =2,047 in Oceania | #6 in CK |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =125 in Oceania | #1 in CK |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =1 in CK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.100 |
| RDO | RDO | 342.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 mi.

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Rarotonga International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rarotonga_International_Airport&oldid=1363074260), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ncrg/data