AirportsAitutaki Airport is a small airport serving Aitutaki, in (unassigned), Cook Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AIT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AIT
- ICAO code
- NCAI
- City
- Aitutaki
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 18.8371° S, 159.7610° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,804 m (5,920 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AIT means Aitutaki Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NCAI. ICAO codes that begin with N belong to the South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 18.8371° S, 159.7610° W. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Aitutaki Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,804 metres (5,920 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Cook Islands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,804 m 5,920 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Enua AirportAtiu Island | AIU | 213 km |
| Mitiaro Island AirportMitiaro Island | MOI | 243 km |
| Rarotonga International AirportAvarua | RAR | 263 km |
| Mauke AirportMauke Island | MUK | 292 km |
| Rimatara AirportRimatara Island, French Polynesia | RMT | 837 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,178 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,503 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 16,336 km | 20 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,959 km | 19 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,031 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,322 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,713 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,777 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,114 km | 6 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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