Hao airport
| Hao airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | NTTO |
| IATA code | HOI |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 5 m (16 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 km northwest of Otepa |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1964 |
| operator | DAC French Polynesie |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 12,667 (2016) |
| Air freight | 0 t (2016) |
| Flight movements |
718 (2016) |
| Start-and runway | |
| 12/30 | 3343 m × 45 m attached |
The Hao Airport is an airport on the island of Hao in French Polynesia . The airport is about eight kilometers northwest of the capital Otepa. The unusually long runway was built to allow large transport planes to land to carry the materials for nuclear tests. Today the airport is only used civilly.
Hao Airport was an emergency runway for NASA space shuttles .
Airlines and Destinations
Air Tahiti is the only airline that flies to the airport on a regular basis.
| airline | aims |
|---|---|
| Air Tahiti | Anaa , Fangatau , Makemo , Nukutavake , Papeete , Reao , Totegegie, Vahitahi |
Web links
Commons : Hao Airport - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Hao Airport aeronautical chart on SkyVector.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c eAIP PAC P (section AD-2.NTTO). In: sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr. Service de l'Information Aéronautique (SIA) de la Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (DSNA) de la Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC), July 20, 2017, archived from the original on September 2, 2017 ; accessed on September 2, 2017 (French; English).
- ↑ a b c Statistiques annuelles Aéroport de Hao. In: aeroport.fr. Union des Aéroports Français (UAF), accessed on September 2, 2017 (French).
- ↑ John Pike: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES . ( globalsecurity.org [accessed August 29, 2017]).
