AirportsLifuka Island Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lifuka, in Ha'apai, Tonga. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HPA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HPA
- ICAO code
- NFTL
- City
- Lifuka
- State or region
- Ha'apai
- Country
- Tonga
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 19.7770° S, 174.3410° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HPA means Lifuka Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NFTL. 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 19.7770° S, 174.3410° W. It stands 9 metres (31 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Nuku‘alofa, about 176 km away in a straight line.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone Pacific/Tongatapu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lifuka Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | 30 m | Bitumen | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vava'u International AirportVava'u Island | VAV | 138 km |
| Fua'amotu International AirportNuku'alofa | TBU | 183 km |
| Kaufana AirportEua Island | EUA | 189 km |
| Kuini Lavenia AirportNiuatoputapu | NTT | 426 km |
| Niue International AirportAlofi, Niue | IUE | 470 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,803 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,018 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,900 km | 18 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,451 km | 20 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,294 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,408 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,187 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,822 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,742 km | 5 h 00 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.