# Fua'amotu International Airport (TBU / NFTF)

**Fua'amotu International Airport** (IATA: TBU, ICAO: NFTF) is a large airport in Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,681 m (8,795 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TBU / NFTF
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga
- Elevation: 38 m / 126 ft
- Coordinates: -21.2414, -175.1492
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,681 m / 8,795 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13 · Pacific/Tongatapu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fua%CA%BBamotu_International_Airport (23 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q975696
- Weather station: NFTF · WMO 91792
- Ident: NFTF

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,681 m / 8,795 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 122° / 302° | yes |
| 17/35 | 1,509 m / 4,951 ft | 59 m / 195 ft | Grass | 181° / 001° |  |

## Routes

8 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [EUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nfte.md) Kaufana Airport · Tonga · 25 km / 16 mi · Lulutai Airlines
- [HPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nftl.md) Lifuka Island Airport · Tonga · 183 km / 114 mi · Lulutai Airlines
- [VAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nftv.md) Vava'u International Airport · Tonga · 320 km / 199 mi · Lulutai Airlines
- [NTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nftp.md) Kuini Lavenia Airport · Tonga · 603 km / 375 mi · Lulutai Airlines
- [NFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nfto.md) Mata'aho Airport · Tonga · 633 km / 393 mi · Lulutai Airlines
- [NAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nffn.md) Nadi International Airport · Fiji · 868 km / 539 mi · Fiji Airways
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 2,005 km / 1,246 mi · Air New Zealand
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 3,585 km / 2,228 mi · Qantas Airways

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- RLT [Real Tonga](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/real-tonga)

### Passenger (4)

- L8 [Lulutai Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lulutai-airlines) · 5
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 1
- FJ [Fiji Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fiji-airways) · 1
- QF [Qantas Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qantas-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Royal Tongan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-tongan-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,681 m / 8,795 ft | =1,958 of 29,858 | #37 in Oceania | #1 in TO |
| Elevation | 38 m / 126 ft | =36,020 of 43,403 | =1,470 in Oceania | #4 in TO |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | #1 in TO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | RDO | 322.600 |
| AFIS | RDO | 884.600 |
| APP | APP | 118.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [EUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nfte.md) Kaufana Airport · 25 km / 16 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: “Fuaʻamotu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fuaʻamotu_International_Airport&oldid=1371361147), revision of 26 Aug 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/nftf/data