AirportsRimatara Airport is a small airport serving Rimatara Island, in (unassigned), French Polynesia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RMT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RMT
- ICAO code
- NTAM
- City
- Rimatara Island
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 22.6373° S, 152.8059° W
- Elevation
- 18 m (60 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,391 m (4,565 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RMT means Rimatara Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTAM. 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 22.6373° S, 152.8059° W. It stands 18 metres (60 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Rimatara Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,391 metres (4,565 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,391 m 4,565 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rurutu Airport | RUR | 150 km |
| Tubuai Airport | TUB | 346 km |
| Raivavae Airport | RVV | 543 km |
| Mauke AirportMauke Island, Cook Islands | MUK | 546 km |
| Mitiaro Island AirportMitiaro Island, Cook Islands | MOI | 595 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,003 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,271 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 17,142 km | 21 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,027 km | 19 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,757 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,268 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,419 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,595 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,559 km | 7 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
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