AirportsEnua Airport is a small airport serving Atiu Island, in (unassigned), Cook Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AIU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AIU
- ICAO code
- NCAT
- City
- Atiu Island
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 19.9678° S, 158.1190° W
- Elevation
- 11 m (36 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,203 m (3,947 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AIU means Enua Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NCAT. 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 19.9678° S, 158.1190° W. It stands 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Enua Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,203 metres (3,947 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 5 airports of Cook Islands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,203 m 3,947 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mitiaro Island AirportMitiaro Island | MOI | 46 km |
| Mauke AirportMauke Island | MUK | 83 km |
| Aitutaki AirportAitutaki | AIT | 213 km |
| Rarotonga International AirportAvarua | RAR | 223 km |
| Rimatara AirportRimatara Island, French Polynesia | RMT | 625 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,384 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,692 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 16,537 km | 20 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,008 km | 19 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,980 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,322 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,883 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,988 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,204 km | 6 h 45 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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