Faa'a International Airport 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.

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.

Airlines and destinations

• Aircalin (Noumea)
• Air France (Los Angeles, Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air New Zealand (Auckland, Avarua, Los Angeles)
• 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)
• Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu)
• LAN Airlines (Hanga Roa, Santiago)
• Qantas (Sydney)

Incidents

• Air France 747-400 ran off the runway on take off running into sea inside the reef no fatalities
• Hawaiian Air McDonnell Douglas DC-10, overshot the runway and slid off the tarmac December 23, 2000

External links

• Faa'a International Airport
• A-Z World Airports page for this airport
• Map from Multimap
• Satellite image from TerraServer

Airports in French Polynesia | Society Islands

Aéroport international Tahiti Faa'a