AirportsLa Tontouta International Airport is a large airport serving Nouméa (La Tontouta), in Province Sud, New Caledonia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is NOU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- NOU
- ICAO code
- NWWW
- City
- Nouméa (La Tontouta)
- State or region
- Province Sud
- Country
- New Caledonia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 22.0146° S, 166.2130° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (52 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,250 m (10,663 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, NOU means La Tontouta International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NWWW. 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 22.0146° S, 166.2130° E. It stands 16 metres (52 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Dumbéa, about 30 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Noumea, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
La Tontouta International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,250 metres (10,663 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 10 airports of New Caledonia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,250 m 10,663 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nouméa Magenta AirportNouméa | GEA | 38 km |
| Île des Pins AirportÎle des Pins | ILP | 143 km |
| Ouvéa AirportOuvéa | UVE | 157 km |
| Touho AirportTouho | TOU | 168 km |
| Lifou AirportLifou | LIF | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,074 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,120 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,040 km | 16 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,544 km | 20 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,075 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,104 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,224 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,980 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 1,981 km | 2 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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