Mataiva 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 MVT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MVT
- ICAO code
- NTGV
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.8681° S, 148.7170° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (11 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MVT means Mataiva Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTGV. 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 14.8681° S, 148.7170° W. It stands 3 metres (11 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Mataiva 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. Among the 31 airports of French Polynesia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,200 m 3,937 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tikehau AirportTuherahera | TIH | 59 km |
| Rangiroa Airport | RGI | 114 km |
| Kaukura AirportRaitahiti | KKR | 215 km |
| Arutua Airport | AXR | 229 km |
| Apataki AirportApataki | APK | 259 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,077 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,578 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 17,253 km | 21 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,062 km | 18 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,858 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,305 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,903 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,367 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,351 km | 8 h 10 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.