List of airports in the Cook Islands

This is a list of airport
Airport
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s in the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...

, sorted by location.

The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association

Associated state

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with New Zealand

New Zealand

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. The Cook Islands consists of 15 islands in the South Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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Airports

All airports feature scheduled services. International airports are marked in bold.

Location	ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...	IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...	Airport name
Aitutaki Aitutaki Aitutaki, also traditionally known as Araura, Ararau and Utataki, is one of the Cook Islands, north of Rarotonga. It has a population of approximately 2,000. Aitutaki is the second most visited island of the Cook Islands. The capital is Arutanga on the west side.-Geography:Aitutaki is an "almost... (Araura)	NCAI	AIT	Aitutaki Airport Aitutaki Airport Aitutaki Airport is an airport on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands . The airport was originally constructed by the United States and New Zealand militaries during World War II. The runway recently underwent a $3.8 million upgrade.The "terminal" building at Aitutaki Airport is basically a roof with no... (Araura Airport)
Atiu Atiu Atiu, also known as Enuamanu , is an island lying at 187 km to the northeast of Rarotonga, in the Southern Islands group of the Cook Islands Archipelago.-Geography:... (Enua Manu)	NCAT	AIU	Enua Airport Enua Airport Enua Airport is an airport in Atiu in the Cook Islands. It is the second airport built on the island, and was constructed in 1978....
Mangaia Mangaia Mangaia is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga.-Geography:... (Auau Enua)	NCMG	MGS	Mangaia Airport Mangaia Airport Mangaia Airport is an airport on Mangaia in the Cook Islands. In 2007, the airport received $5 million for development.-Airlines and destinations:The Air Rarotonga Rarotonga connection is operated four days a week....
Manihiki Manihiki Manihiki is an island in the Cook Islands known as the Island of Pearls. It is a triangular atoll north of Rarotonga.- History :Polynesians are believed to have lived on Manihiki since at least 900 or 1000 AD. Kupe was the first to explore Aotea Roa. Kupe came from Manihiki, also known as... (Humphrey Island)	NCMH	MHX	Manihiki Island Airport Manihiki Island Airport Manihiki Island Airport is an airport on Manihiki in the Cook Islands .-Airlines and destinations:The Air Rarotonga Rarotonga flight is available weekly....
Mauke Mauke Mauke is a raised atoll island, the eastern most of the Cook Islands.-Geography:... (Akatoka Manava)	NCMK	MUK	Mauke Airport Mauke Airport -External links:*...
Mitiaro Mitiaro Mitiaro, the fourth island in the Cook Islands group, is of volcanic origin. Standing in water 14,750 feet deep it is four miles across at its widest point.-Geography:... (Nukuroa)	NCMR	MOI	Mitiaro Airport Mitiaro Airport Mitiaro Airport is an airport on Mitiaro in the Cook Islands. It has a runway that is 25 feet above sea level and 3,000 feet long.- Airlines and destinations :Three flights per week are available to Rarotonga.... (Nukuroa Airport)
Penrhyn Island Penrhyn Island Penrhyn is the most remote and largest atoll of the 15 Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean.-Geography:... (Tongareva)	NCPY	PYE	Tongareva Airport Tongareva Airport Tongareva Airport is an airport on Penrhyn Island in the Cook Islands .-History:During World War II, Tongareva was of strategic importance. In 1942, 1,000 U.S. servicemen began constructing a 10,000 ft airstrip on the motu of Moananui. The airstrip was used by the American military until 1946...
Pukapuka Pukapuka Pukapuka is a coral atoll in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean, with three small islets threaded on a reef that encloses a beautifully clear lagoon. It is the most remote island of the Cook Islands, situated about 1140 kilometres northwest of Rarotonga. It is a triangular atoll with three...	NCPK		Pukapuka Island Airfield
Rarotonga Rarotonga Rarotonga is the most populous island of the Cook Islands, with a population of 14,153 , out of the country's total population of 19,569.The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings and international airport are on Rarotonga... (Avarua Avarua Avarua is a town and district in the north of Rarotonga Island, the national capital of the Cook Islands... )	NCRG	RAR	Rarotonga International Airport Rarotonga International Airport Rarotonga International Airport is the Cook Islands' main international gateway, located in the town and district of Avarua, Rarotonga, three kilometers west of the downtown area on the northern coast....

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