PPT
Fa'a'ā International Airport
Fa'a'ā International Airport (IATA: PPT, ICAO: NTAA) is a large airport in Papeete, French Polynesia. It opened on 16 Oct 1961. It has one runway, 3,463 m (11,360 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 1.4 million passengers.
Timeline
2 events · 1961–197316 OCT 1961
OpenedFa'a'ā International Airport opens.
22 JUL 1973
DisasterPan Am Flight 816.78 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026
Runways & airfield
Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap04/22054° / 234° · LIT
LENGTH3,463 m11,360 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
Passengers per year
2011–20221.2M
1.2M
1.2M
1.2M
1.2M
1.2M
1.3M
1.4M
1.5M
665K
787K
1.4M
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Routes
39 destinations · 9 countriesYear-round38
MOZMoorea Temae AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti18 km11 miHUHHuahine-Fare AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti179 km111 miRFPRaiatea AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti218 km135 miBOBBora Bora AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti259 km161 miMAUMaupiti AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti307 km191 miTIHTikehau AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti308 km191 miMVTMataiva AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti313 km194 miRGIRangiroa AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti356 km221 miAXRArutua AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti409 km254 miFAVFakarava AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti452 km281 miAHEAhe AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti499 km310 miXMHManihi AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti513 km319 miKHZKauehi AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti516 km321 miRURRurutu AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti573 km356 miTKXTakaroa AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti599 km372 miMKPMakemo AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti641 km398 miTUBTubuai AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti646 km401 miRMTRimatara AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti657 km408 miRVVRaivavae AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti732 km455 miHHZHikueru AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti742 km461 miRRRRaroia AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti777 km483 miHOIHao AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti919 km571 miFGUFangatau AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti948 km589 miNAUNapuka Island AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti968 km601 miRARRarotonga International AirportCook Islands · Air Tahiti, Air Rarotonga1,144 km711 miTKVTatakoto AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti1,184 km736 miPKPPuka Puka AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti1,192 km741 miNHVNuku Hiva AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti1,406 km874 miAUQHiva Oa-Atuona AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Moana, Air Tahiti1,434 km891 miGMRTotegegie AirportFrench Polynesia · Air Tahiti1,652 km1,027 miAKLAuckland International AirportNew Zealand · Air Tahiti Nui4,094 km2,544 miNOULa Tontouta International AirportNew Caledonia · Aircalin4,634 km2,879 miSYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia · Air Tahiti Nui6,119 km3,802 miLAXLos Angeles International AirportUnited States · Air France, Air Tahiti Nui6,611 km4,108 miSFOSan Francisco International AirportUnited States · United Airlines, French Bee6,764 km4,203 miNRTNarita International AirportJapan · Air Tahiti Nui9,445 km5,869 miCDGCharles de Gaulle International AirportFrance · Air France, Air Tahiti Nui15,714 km9,764 miORYParis-Orly AirportFrance · French Bee15,726 km9,772 miMost destinationsAir Tahiti 30Air Moana 8Air Tahiti Nui 6Air France 2French Bee 2Air Rarotonga 1
Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from PPT. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “Faaʼa International Airport” (revision of 21 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Records & rankings
Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · countryScale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record
Radio frequencies
4 channelsAPPAPP118.100
ATISATIS128.800
GNDGND121.900
TWRTWR118.100