AirportsKaukura Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Raitahiti, in (unassigned), French Polynesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KKR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KKR
- ICAO code
- NTGK
- City
- Raitahiti
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.6633° S, 146.8850° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,080 m (3,543 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KKR means Kaukura Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTGK. 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 15.6633° S, 146.8850° W. It stands 3 metres (11 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kaukura Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,080 metres (3,543 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 23.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,080 m 3,543 ft | 20 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 | 51 km |
| Arutua Airport | AXR | 54 km |
| Naiu AirportNaiu Atoll | NIU | 75 km |
| Rangiroa Airport | RGI | 115 km |
| Fakarava Airport | FAV | 138 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,293 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,788 km | 19 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 17,468 km | 21 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,046 km | 18 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,775 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,287 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,094 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,575 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,475 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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