Airports / Tonga / TBU
Fua'amotu International Airport
NFTF / TBUNuku'alofa, TongaELEV 126 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
99 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lifuka Island Airport (HPA).
Overview
Fua'amotu International Airport (NFTF / TBU) is a large commercial airport serving Nuku'alofa, Tonga. The airport sits 126 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into TBU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lifuka Island Airport (HPA, 99 nm), Vava'u International Airport (VAV, 173 nm), and Niue International Airport (IUE, 322 nm).
Charter pricing from TBU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Nuku'alofa.
Field capability
ICAO
NFTF
IATA
TBU
FAA / Local
NFTF
Elevation
126 ft
Coordinates
21.2414° S · 175.1492° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 99nmHPALifuka Island AirportLifuka
- 173nmVAVVava'u International AirportVava'u Island
- 322nmIUENiue International AirportAlofi
- 404nmSUVNausori International AirportNausori
- 424nmLBSLabasa AirportLabasa
- 469nmNANNadi International AirportNadi
Location
Open the full mapNFTF · Fua'amotu International Airport · Nuku'alofa, Tonga