AirportsFangatau Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fangatau, in (unassigned), French Polynesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FGU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FGU
- ICAO code
- NTGB
- City
- Fangatau
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.8200° S, 140.8881° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (9 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,936 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FGU means Fangatau Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTGB. 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 15.8200° S, 140.8881° W. It stands 3 metres (9 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Fangatau Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,936 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 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,200 m 3,936 ft | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fakahina AirportFakahina | FHZ | 80 km |
| Raroia AirportRaroia | RRR | 172 km |
| Napuka Island AirportNapuka Island | NAU | 187 km |
| Puka Puka Airport | PKP | 249 km |
| Hao AirportOtepa | HOI | 251 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,877 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 16,421 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 18,027 km | 22 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,730 km | 18 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,328 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,024 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,732 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,094 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 7,019 km | 8 h 55 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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