Airports / French Polynesia / PPT
Fa'a'ā International Airport
NTAA / PPTPapeete, French PolynesiaELEV 5 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ).
Overview
Located in Papeete, French Polynesia, Fa'a'ā International Airport (NTAA / PPT) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 5 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 PPT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ, 10 nm), Huahine-Fare Airport (HUH, 96 nm), and Raiatea Airport (RFP, 118 nm).
Charter pricing from PPT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Papeete.
Field capability
ICAO
NTAA
IATA
PPT
FAA / Local
NTAA
Elevation
5 ft
Coordinates
17.5535° S · 149.6069° 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
Elevation vs French Polynesia fields
state range 3–1,481 ft
At 5 ft, PPT sits lower than 88% of the 26 French Polynesia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmMOZMoorea Temae AirportMoorea-Maiao
- 96nmHUHHuahine-Fare AirportFare
- 118nmRFPRaiatea AirportUturoa
- 140nmBOBBora Bora AirportMotu Mute
- 166nmMAUMaupiti Airport
- 166nmTIHTikehau AirportTuherahera
Location
Open the full mapNTAA · Fa'a'ā International Airport · Papeete, French Polynesia