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Arutua Airport

—, French Polynesia

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Elevation

9 ft

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The Essence of Arutua Airport

AXR

Location

U-A · French Polynesia

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

-15.248°, -146.617° · 9 ft elev.

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Remote coral atoll gateway in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

Location

Arutua, French Polynesia

Arutua Airport (IATA: AXR, ICAO: NTGU) serves the small atoll of Arutua in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. It provides essential air connectivity for the island's modest resident population, who rely on air transport for access to goods, medical services, and travel to Tahiti. The airport features a single unpaved or paved airstrip suited to small turboprop aircraft. It is a typical inter-island airfield in French Polynesia, offering basic facilities with no significant terminal infrastructure. Air Tahiti, the principal domestic carrier of French Polynesia, operates scheduled service to Arutua as part of its extensive inter-island network, linking the atoll to Papeete and occasionally other Tuamotu islands.

Terminals

The airport has minimal terminal facilities consistent with a small remote island airfield.

Getting to & from

Ground transport on Arutua is extremely limited, with the small village accessible by basic local roads directly from the airstrip.

Airlines here

Air Tahiti operates scheduled inter-island flights connecting Arutua to Papeete (Faa'a) and other Tuamotu atolls.

Notable facts

›Arutua is a low-lying coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago, making aviation the primary means of reaching the island.
›The airport is served almost exclusively by Air Tahiti using small turboprop aircraft such as the ATR 42 or ATR 72.
›The atoll has a very small resident population, meaning flight frequencies are limited.
›Like many Tuamotu airstrips, the facility provides a lifeline for medical evacuations and supply deliveries.
›The surrounding lagoon is known for pearl farming, which benefits from the air link to Tahiti.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Tahiti

Routes

AXR → KKRVT · ATR

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-6001 routes

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Arutua Airport is an airport on Arutua atoll in French Polynesia. The airport is 13 km north of the village of Rautini.

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FlyTeam· 9/29/2025

Arutua (AXR) to Papeete (PPT) Flight Schedule

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Arutua Airport

Airport in French Polynesia

Arutua Airport is an airport on Arutua atoll in French Polynesia. The airport is 13 km north of the village of Rautini.

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