Reao Airport

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Reao Airport

Aérodrome de Reao
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDSEAC Polynésie Française
Serves Reao
Location Reao, Tuamotu, French Polynesia
Elevation  AMSL 12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 18°27′48″S136°26′35″W / 18.46333°S 136.44306°W / -18.46333; -136.44306 Coordinates: 18°27′48″S136°26′35″W / 18.46333°S 136.44306°W / -18.46333; -136.44306
Map
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REA
Location of the airport in French Polynesia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
11/299173,008 Paved
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft Movementsn/a
Passengers2,477
Source: French AIP. [1]

Reao Airport( IATA : REA, ICAO : NTGE) is an airport serving the village of Tapuarava, located on the Reao island, in the Tuamotu group of atolls in French Polynesia.

Contents

Reao island airport was inaugurated in 1979.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

No scheduled flights as of May 2019. [2]

Statistics

See source Wikidata query and sources.

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References

  1. NTGE – Reao. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique , effective 15 July 2021.
  2. "Download forecast schedule - Official website - Air Tahiti".