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La Tontouta International Airport

Nouméa (La Tontouta), New Caledonia

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NWWW

Elevation

52 ft

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The Essence of La Tontouta International Airport

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Location

Nouméa (La Tontouta) · 03 · New Caledonia

Connectivity

13 routes · 9 destinations

Position

-22.015°, 166.213° · 52 ft elev.

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New Caledonia's main international gateway in the South Pacific.

Opened

1955

Location

La Tontouta (Nouméa), New Caledonia

La Tontouta International Airport (IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW) is the primary international airport serving Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, a French special collectivity in the South Pacific. Situated approximately 50 kilometres north of Nouméa in the La Tontouta valley, it handles the vast majority of international passenger traffic entering and departing the territory. The airport connects New Caledonia to destinations in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, metropolitan France (via stopovers), and other Pacific island nations. It plays a central role in the territory's tourism and trade economy. A secondary airport, Magenta Airport, serves domestic inter-island routes closer to central Nouméa.

Terminals

The airport operates a single international passenger terminal handling all commercial flights.

Getting to & from

Passengers can reach central Nouméa by taxi, private shuttle, or rental car via the RT1 highway, a journey of approximately 45–60 minutes.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving La Tontouta include Aircalin (the local flag carrier), Air France, Qantas, Air New Zealand, and Air Vanuatu.

Notable facts

›Located roughly 50 km north of Nouméa city centre in the La Tontouta valley.
›Aircalin (Air Calédonie International) uses La Tontouta as its main hub.
›The airport served as a significant US military base during World War II.
›New Caledonia is a French special collectivity, so the airport operates under French aviation regulations.
›A separate domestic airport, Magenta Airport, serves inter-island flights within New Caledonia.

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Route map (9 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Vanuatu

Air New Zealand

Qantas

Air Caledonie International

Routes

NOU → VLINF · ATR

NOU → AKLNZ · 320

NOU → BNEQF · 73H

NOU → SYDQF · 73H 763

NOU → AKLSB · 332 320

NOU → BNESB · 320

NOU → KIXSB · 332

NOU → NANSB · 320

NOU → NRTSB · 332

NOU → PPTSB · 332

NOU → SYDSB · 320 332

NOU → VLISB · 320

NOU → WLSSB · 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A3207 routes Airbus A330-2005 routes 73H2 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-6001 routes Boeing 767-3001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

La Tontouta International Airport, also known as Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport, is the main international airport in New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, as well as the military base for the French Air Force based in New Caledonia.

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