- Tikehau Airport
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Tikehau Airport
Aéroport de TikehauIATA: TIH – ICAO: NTGC Summary Airport type Public Operator SEAC Polynésie Française[1] Location Tikehau Elevation AMSL ft / 2 m Coordinates 15°04′17″S 148°08′24″W / 15.0713°S 148.1401°WCoordinates: 15°04′17″S 148°08′24″W / 15.0713°S 148.1401°W Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,200 3,937 Paved Tikehau Airport is an airport on Tikehau atoll in French Polynesia (IATA: TIH, ICAO: NTGC). The airport is located 1 km southeast of Tuherahera. It was inaugurated in 1977. In 2009, 41,817 passengers transited through Tikehau. [2]
The airport has minimal services: there is no runway lighting system for landing at night, no instrument approach and no control tower.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air Tahiti[4] Rangiroa, Manihi,Tahiti References
- ^ Service d'état de l'Aviation Civile de la Polynésie Française (in French) Accessed 17 February 2010
- ^ Liste des aéroports de France, parking aéroport de Tikehau (in French) Accessed 17 February 2010
- ^ Airport Information for Pilots Accessed 17 February 2010
- ^ Air Tahiti Flight Schedule 2009-2010 Winter Accessed 17 February 2010
External links
- NTGC – TIKEHAU (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 17 Nov 2011.
Categories:- Airports in French Polynesia
- Airports established in 1977
- Oceanian airport stubs
- French Polynesia geography stubs
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