Fa'a'ā International Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
1 shared touchdown. Each dot sits where it was measured: its distance from the threshold and its offset from the centerline.
Runway 22 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, night there now.
- Wind
- 160°5 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 26°C79°F, dew point 23°C
- Altimeter
- 1014hPa29.94 inHg
- Time now
- 05:54UTC
- Sunrise
- 15:18UTC
- Sunset
- 04:05UTC
Runway 22 is favoured: 1.4 kt of headwind with the wind from 160° at 5 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR NTAA 030530Z AUTO 16005KT 9999 FEW045 26/23 Q1014 BECMG FEW020TCU BKN040
TAF NTAA 030500Z 0306/0412 VRB04KT 9999 FEW020TCU BKN040 PROB30 TEMPO 0321/0404 2500 SHRA BKN016TCU BKN040 BECMG 0323/0401 18020G30KT BECMG 0407/0409 VRB04KT
Updated just now
Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 3,463 m / 11,362 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 054° | 041° | 3,463 m / 11,362 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 341 m / 1119 ft |
| 22 | 234° | 221° | 3,463 m / 11,362 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 119 m / 390 ft |
Landings here.
From the landings of pilots who made their profile public, and only the ones that count toward a grade.
The latest.
- DFenixA320 IAE WFRunway 04, 319 fpmPilot XXRC7N
The best here.
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- NTAA, PPT
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Papeete, (unassigned), French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.553472, -149.606936
- Elevation
- 5 ft (2 m)
- Mag variation
- +12.45° E (per chart)
- Runways
- 2 ends, longest 3,463 m / 11,362 ft
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Approach
- Approach
- 118.100
ATIS
- ATIS
- 128.800
Ground
- Ground
- 121.900
Tower
- Tower
- 118.100
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA | Tahiti Faaa | NDB | 305 kHz |
| TAF | Tahiti Faaa | VOR-DME | 112.90 MHz |
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