AirportsRurutu 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 RUR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RUR
- ICAO code
- NTAR
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 22.4341° S, 151.3610° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (18 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,450 m (4,757 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RUR means Rurutu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTAR. 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 22.4341° S, 151.3610° W. It stands 5 metres (18 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Rurutu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,450 metres (4,757 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,450 m 4,757 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rimatara AirportRimatara Island | RMT | 150 km |
| Tubuai Airport | TUB | 215 km |
| Raivavae Airport | RVV | 411 km |
| Fa'a'ā International AirportPapeete | PPT | 573 km |
| Moorea Temae AirportMoorea-Maiao | MOZ | 575 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,136 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,417 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 17,283 km | 21 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,933 km | 19 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,631 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,173 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,569 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,692 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 5,702 km | 7 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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