Takapoto Airport | |||||||||||
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| Location | Takapoto, French Polynesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°42′36″S145°14′52″W / 14.71000°S 145.24778°W | ||||||||||
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Takapoto Airport is an airport on Takapoto in French Polynesia ( IATA : TKP, ICAO : NTGT). The airport is south of the village of Fakatopatere. It was constructed in 1973. [1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tahiti | Papeete, Takaroa [2] |
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