Aitutaki airport

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Aitutaki airport
The entrance area of ​​Aitutaki Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code NCAI
IATA code AIT
Coordinates

18 ° 49 ′ 48 ″  S , 159 ° 45 ′ 54 ″  W Coordinates: 18 ° 49 ′ 48 ″  S , 159 ° 45 ′ 54 ″  W
Height above MSL 4 m (13  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 5 km northeast of Arutanga
Basic data
operator Cook Islands Airport Authority
Terminals 1
Passengers approx. 60,000 (2006)
Flight
movements 		approx. 3000
(2006)
Runways
14/32 1820 m × 30 m asphalt
09/27 (blocked) 1388 m × 55 m coral rock



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The Aitutaki Airport is the only airport of the Cook Islands belonging island Aitutaki .

It is located five kilometers outside the largest settlement, Arutanga.

history

The first airstrip on Aitutaki was built by the US military during World War II. This consisted of coral rock. From 1951 to 1960, the Aitutakis lagoon was used as a stopover between Samoa and Tahiti by TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) flying boats . The lagoon served as a refueling stop on the coral route .

In 2003 the airport was rebuilt. It received a new runway, which was partly built on the previous coral runway. Thanks to the conversion, aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 737 can land at the airport today . The terminal was also renewed.

In the meantime, the runway has also been equipped with lighting so that the airport can also be approached at night.

Airlines and connections

Air Rarotonga is currently the only airline that flies to the airport on a regular basis . Rarotonga is served several times a day with a Saab 340 , other islands only irregularly.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b https://www.world-airport-codes.com/cook-islands/aitutaki-78.html
  2. ^ A b Cook Islands: Strengthening Disaster Management and Mitigation. (PDF) Air Transport Sector. In: adb.org. September 2006, p. 9 , accessed on March 3, 2016 (English).
  3. ↑ a b airraro.com - Aitutaki - the South Pacific's best kept secret (English) accessed on January 29, 2016
  4. ↑ cook-islands.gov.ck - October opening for Aitutaki airport archived from the original, (English) September 25, 2003, accessed on January 29, 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.airraro.com/en/our-destinations

Web links

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