AirportsTakaroa 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 TKX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TKX
- ICAO code
- NTKR
- City
- not listed
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.4558° S, 145.0250° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,052 m (3,452 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TKX means Takaroa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: NTKR. 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 14.4558° S, 145.0250° W. It stands 4 metres (13 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Takaroa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,052 metres (3,452 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 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,052 m 3,452 ft | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takapoto Airport | TKP | 37 km |
| Manihi Airport | XMH | 113 km |
| Ahe AirportAhe Atoll | AHE | 133 km |
| Kauehi AirportKauehi | KHZ | 148 km |
| Fakarava Airport | FAV | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,413 km | 19 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,956 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 17,572 km | 21 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,830 km | 18 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,538 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,075 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,303 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,649 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,715 km | 8 h 35 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.