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Pukaruha Airport

Pukaruha, French Polynesia

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NTGQ

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Location

Pukaruha · U-A · French Polynesia

Position

-18.296°, -137.016° · 5 ft elev.

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Remote atoll airstrip serving Pukaruha in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

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Pukaruha, French Polynesia

Pukaruha Airport is a small airstrip located on Pukaruha Atoll, part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia. It serves the sparse local population of this remote coral atoll, providing essential air access to an island otherwise isolated from the main island of Tahiti. The airport operates under the ICAO code NTGQ and holds the IATA designator PUK. Like many airstrips across the Tuamotu group, it primarily handles light aircraft and inter-island flights operated by regional carriers connecting outlying atolls to Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport. Facilities at Pukaruha Airport are minimal, reflecting the very small and scattered population of the atoll. The airstrip is a lifeline for residents, supporting transport of passengers, mail, and essential supplies.

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The airport has no formal passenger terminal, consisting of a basic airstrip with minimal ground facilities.

Getting to & from

Ground transport on Pukaruha Atoll is extremely limited given the atoll's very small size and population.

Airlines here

Air Tahiti, the dominant inter-island carrier in French Polynesia, provides scheduled or charter service to remote Tuamotu atolls including Pukaruha.

Notable facts

›Pukaruha is one of dozens of remote airstrips scattered across the Tuamotu Archipelago.
›The atoll has a very small permanent population, making this one of French Polynesia's least-trafficked airports.
›Air access is critical for supplying the island with food, medicine, and other essentials.
›The runway is unpaved or lightly paved, suitable only for small turboprop or piston aircraft.
›French Polynesia manages over 40 domestic airports and airstrips, many of similar character to Pukaruha.

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Puka-Puka Airport

Airport in French Polynesia

Puka-Puka Airport is an airport on Puka-Puka in French Polynesia. The airport is 3 km northeast of the village of Teonemahina. The airport is extremely vulnerable to climate change caused sea level rise. The airport only sits 1.5 meters in elevation above sea level, so even with low end climate…

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