Rangiroa Airport is an airport on the island of Rangiroa

Rangiroa

Rangiroa or Te Kokōta , is the largest atoll in the Tuamotus, and one of the largest in the world . It is part of the Palliser group. The nearest atoll is Tikehau, located only 12 km to the West...

, 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...

 . The airport is located on the northwestern edge of the atoll, 5.5 km southeast of Avatoru

Avatoru

Avatoru is the chief town of Rangiroa, a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago.It is located in the northwestern part of the atoll, and is home to the atoll's administration buildings, its post office and several churches. Rangiroa Airport is located 5.5 km Southeast of Avatoru. The atoll's...

. The airport was built in 1965. Air Tahiti has regular daily flights connecting Rangiroa to other atolls of the French Polynesia. In 2009, 84,710 passengers utilized the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Service on demand can be provided by Air Moorea

Air Moorea

Air Moorea is an airline based on the grounds of Faa'a International Airport in Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, near Papeete. It operates passenger services within the Polynesian islands...

 and Air Archipels.

External links

• Rangiroa Airport
• Photograph of Rangiroa Airport terminal and control tower From Airliners.net
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  . Retrieved 14 February 2010.