Faa'a International Airport

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Faa'a International Airport Aéroport International Tahiti Faa'a
IATA: PPT - ICAO: NTAA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Serves		Tahiti
Elevation AMSL		5 ft (2 m)
Coordinates		17°33′14″S, 149°36′26″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
04/22	11,360	3,463	Asphalt

Faa'a International Airport or Tahiti Faa'a International Airport (French: Aéroport International Tahiti Faa'a) (IATA: PPT, ICAO: NTAA) 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.

1 Airlines and destinations
2 Incidents
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Aircalin (Noumea)
Air France (Los Angeles)
Air New Zealand (Auckland, Avarua, Los Angeles [ends April 1])
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)

[edit] Incidents

On September 12, 1993, Air France flight 72, a 747-400, ran off the runway on take off, running into the reef at the end of the tarmac. The nose of the 747 was submerged in the water. There were no fatalities.^{[citation needed]}
Hawaiian Airlines flight 481, a DC-10, overshot the runway on landing and slid off the tarmac on December 23, 2000.^{[citation needed]}