Airports / French Polynesia / RUR
Rurutu Airport
NTAR / RURFrench PolynesiaELEV 18 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
116 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tubuai Airport (TUB).
Overview
Rurutu Airport, listed as NTAR / RUR, is a mid-sized airport in French Polynesia. Field elevation is 18 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list RUR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Tubuai Airport (TUB, 116 nm), Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT, 309 nm), and Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ, 310 nm).
Trip costs from RUR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from RUR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NTAR
IATA
RUR
FAA / Local
NTAR
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
22.4341° S · 151.3610° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs French Polynesia fields
state range 3–1,481 ft
At 18 ft, RUR sits higher 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.
- 116nmTUBTubuai Airport
- 309nmPPTFa'a'ā International AirportPapeete
- 310nmMOZMoorea Temae AirportMoorea-Maiao
- 343nmRFPRaiatea AirportUturoa
- 346nmHUHHuahine-Fare AirportFare
- 360nmBOBBora Bora AirportMotu Mute
Location
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