Airports / French Polynesia / FGU
Fangatau Airport
NTGB / FGUFangatau, French PolynesiaELEV 9 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
135 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hao Airport (HOI).
Overview
Fangatau Airport (NTGB / FGU) sits in Fangatau, French Polynesia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 9 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 FGU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Hao Airport (HOI, 135 nm), Makemo Airport (MKP, 166 nm), and Takaroa Airport (TKX, 253 nm).
Charter pricing from FGU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Fangatau.
Field capability
ICAO
NTGB
IATA
FGU
FAA / Local
NTGB
Elevation
9 ft
Coordinates
15.8200° S · 140.8881° 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 9 ft, FGU sits lower than 62% 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.
- 135nmHOIHao AirportOtepa
- 166nmMKPMakemo AirportMakemo
- 253nmTKXTakaroa Airport
- 261nmTKPTakapoto Airport
- 276nmFAVFakarava Airport
- 281nmAAAAnaa AirportAnaa
Location
Open the full mapNTGB · Fangatau Airport · Fangatau, French Polynesia