AirportsArutua Airport is a medium-sized airport in (unassigned), French Polynesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AXR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AXR
- ICAO code
- NTGU
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.2483° S, 146.6170° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (9 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,301 m (4,268 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AXR means Arutua Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTGU. 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 15.2483° S, 146.6170° W. It stands 3 metres (9 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Arutua Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,301 metres (4,268 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 31 airports of French Polynesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,301 m 4,268 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Apataki AirportApataki | APK | 42 km |
| Kaukura AirportRaitahiti | KKR | 54 km |
| Ahe AirportAhe Atoll | AHE | 99 km |
| Naiu AirportNaiu Atoll | NIU | 100 km |
| Manihi Airport | XMH | 108 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,299 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,807 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 17,471 km | 21 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,991 km | 18 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,722 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,232 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,126 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,569 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,523 km | 8 h 20 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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