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Rimatara Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rimatara, Austral Islands, French Polynesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°38′13″S152°48′21″W / 22.63694°S 152.80583°W | ||||||||||
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Rimatara Airport is an airport on Rimatara in French Polynesia ( IATA : RMT, ICAO : NTAM). The airport was built in 2006. [2]
The airport was renovated in 2018. [3]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tahiti | Papeete, Rurutu |
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