Nukutavake Airport

Nukutavake Airport Aérodrome de Nukutavake
NASA satellite image of Nukutavake
IATA: NUK ICAO: NTGW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DSEAC Polynésie Française
Serves	Nukutavake
Location	Nukutavake, Tuamotu, French Polynesia
Elevation AMSL	17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	19°17′06″S 138°46′19″W / 19.28500°S 138.77194°W / -19.28500; -138.77194Coordinates: 19°17′06″S 138°46′19″W / 19.28500°S 138.77194°W / -19.28500; -138.77194
Map
NUK Location of the airport in French Polynesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07L/25R 1,030 3,379 Paved
Source: French AIP.[1]

Nukutavake Airport (IATA: NUK, ICAO: NTGW) is an airport serving the village of Tavananui, located on the Nukutavake island, in the Tuamotu group of atolls in French Polynesia, 1,125 kilometres (699 mi) from Tahiti. The closest land is small Pinaki Atoll, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southeast. Vairaatea Atoll Atoll lies 38 kilometres (24 mi) to the west of Nukutavake.

The airport was inaugurated in 1981.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

References

• Pictures
• History

External links

• Atoll list (in French)
• Classification of the French Polynesian atolls by Salvat (1985)