Rotuma Airport is a small airport serving Rotuma, in Rotuma (dependency), Fiji. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RTA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RTA
- ICAO code
- NFNR
- City
- Rotuma
- State or region
- Rotuma (dependency)
- Country
- Fiji
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 12.4825° S, 177.0710° E
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,465 m (4,806 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RTA means Rotuma Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NFNR. 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 12.4825° S, 177.0710° E. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Rotuma Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,465 metres (4,806 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Fiji on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,465 m 4,806 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yasawa Island AirportYasawa Island | YAS | 478 km |
| Funafuti International AirportFunafuti, Tuvalu | FUN | 498 km |
| Labasa AirportLabasa | LBS | 506 km |
| Savusavu AirportSavusavu | SVU | 539 km |
| Pointe Vele AirportFutuna Island, Wallis and Futuna | FUT | 564 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,630 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,929 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,765 km | 17 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,674 km | 19 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,517 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,544 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,206 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,625 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,543 km | 4 h 45 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.