Rotuma Airport

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Rotuma Airport

Rara ni Waqavuka ni Rotuma

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Map of Rotuma showing location of airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Fiji Limited
Serves Rotuma Island, Fiji
Location Else'e, Malhaha
Elevation  AMSL 42 ft / 13 m
Coordinates 12°28′57″S177°04′16″E / 12.48250°S 177.07111°E / -12.48250; 177.07111
Map
Fiji location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
RTA
Location of airport in Fiji
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
07/251,4944,902Asphalt
Source: [1]

Rotuma Airport( IATA : RTA, ICAO : NFNR) is an airport serving the island of Rotuma in Fiji. [1] It is located near Else'e, [1] a village in the district of Malhaha. [2] It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. [3] An upgrade which saw Rotuma Airport's runway sealed was opened in 2018 to allow flights on larger ATR 72-600 aircraft operated by Fiji Link replacing the smaller de Havilland Twin Otter aircraft on its service to Nadi International Airport. [4]

Contents

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 22 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 1,494 metres (4,902 ft) in length. [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Fiji Link Nadi, Suva [5]
Northern Air Nadi, Suva

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Airport information for Elsee, Rotuma Island, Fiji (NFNR / RTA) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Malhaha". Rotuma.net. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  3. "Outer Islands". Airports Fiji Limited. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  4. "$12.8 Million Runway for Rotuma Opened" . Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. "Fiji Airways Resumes Suva – Rotuma Service From mid-Oct 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 October 2022.