Tikehau Airport Aéroport de Tikehau |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | SEAC Polynésie Française | ||||||||||
Location | Tikehau | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 15°07′11″S 148°14′01″W / 15.1197°S 148.2336°WCoordinates: 15°07′11″S 148°14′01″W / 15.1197°S 148.2336°W | ||||||||||
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Tikehau Airport is an airport on Tikehau atoll in French Polynesia (IATA: TIH, ICAO: NTGC). The airport is located 1 km southeast of Tuherahera. It was inaugurated in 1977. In 2009, 41,817 passengers transited through Tikehau.
The airport has minimal services: there is no runway lighting system for landing at night, no instrument approach and no control tower.