Raiatea Airport
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Raiatea Airport is an airport on Raiatea
, French Polynesia
. It is in the village of Uturoa
. The airport was inaugurated in 1962, but did not see service in 1964. A backfilling was built on the north part of the island, as no appropriate site could be found on the coast.http://www.tahiti-aeroport.pf/articles.php?cat=8
In 2006, 225,959 passengers utilized the airport.http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-raiatea.php
Raiatea
Raiatea , is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. The island is widely regarded as the 'center' of the eastern islands in ancient Polynesia and it is likely that the organised migrations to Hawaii, Aotearoa and other parts of East Polynesia started at...
, French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
. It is in the village of Uturoa
Uturoa
Uturoa is a commune of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The commune of Uturoa is located on the island of Raiatea, in the administrative subdivision of the Leeward Islands of which Uturoa is the administrative capital. The Leeward Islands are themselves part...
. The airport was inaugurated in 1962, but did not see service in 1964. A backfilling was built on the north part of the island, as no appropriate site could be found on the coast.http://www.tahiti-aeroport.pf/articles.php?cat=8
In 2006, 225,959 passengers utilized the airport.http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-raiatea.php