La Tontouta International Airport
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La Tontouta International Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport is the main international airport on New Caledonia
. The airport is in the municipality of Païta
, approximately 52 km northwest of Nouméa. In 2006, 415,813 passengers used the airport. Nouméa
is the nearest large city.
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
. The airport is in the municipality of Païta
Païta
Païta is a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. New Caledonia's international airport, La Tontouta International Airport, is located there....
, approximately 52 km northwest of Nouméa. In 2006, 415,813 passengers used the airport. Nouméa
Nouméa
Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...
is the nearest large city.
Airlines and destinations
Cargo airlines
- ACT AirlinesACT AirlinesACT Airlines is a cargo airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates international charter air cargo services, as well as ACMI and wet and dry lease services...
- Cotrans
- Mirage Transit
- Nouméa Transit
- Socatrans
- TTITTIThe abbreviation TTI can refer to:* Techtronic Industries, an electrical and electronic manufacturer and trader in Hong Kong.* Texas Transportation Institute, a component unit of the Texas A&M University System that researches the safety and efficiency of vehicles, roadways, and related...
See also
- Nouméa Magenta AirportNouméa Magenta AirportNouméa Magenta Airport is a domestic airport on the main island of New Caledonia. The airport is east northeast of the centre of Nouméa, the capital, and approximately from La Tontouta International Airport...
, the domestic airport for Nouméa. - Faaa International Airport
External links
- Aéroport international de Nouméa - La Tontouta (official website)
- French Aeronautical Information PublicationAeronautical Information PublicationIn aviation, an Aeronautical Information Publication is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a publication issued by or with the authority of a state and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation...
for (PDFPortable Document FormatPortable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
) - NOUMÉA LA TONTOUTA - Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta at L'Union des Aéroports FrançaisL'Union des Aéroports FrançaisL'Union des Aéroports Français is a French organization created in 1938. As of March 2010, it has 134 members which operate 156 airports in metropolitan France and the French overseas departments and territories.-Airports:...