Airports / French Polynesia / TIH
Tikehau Airport
NTGC / TIHTuherahera, French PolynesiaELEV 6 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Mataiva Airport (MVT) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Tuherahera, French Polynesia, Tikehau Airport (NTGC / TIH) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 6 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list TIH as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Mataiva Airport (MVT, 32 nm), Rangiroa Airport (RGI, 35 nm), and Kaukura Airport (KKR, 84 nm).
Trip costs from TIH are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Palliser Islands. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from TIH to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
NTGC
IATA
TIH
FAA / Local
NTGC
Elevation
6 ft
Coordinates
15.1196° S · 148.2310° 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 6 ft, TIH sits lower than 85% 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.
- 32nmMVTMataiva Airport
- 35nmRGIRangiroa Airport
- 84nmKKRKaukura AirportRaitahiti
- 94nmAXRArutua Airport
- 122nmAHEAhe AirportAhe Atoll
- 132nmXMHManihi Airport
Location
Open the full mapNTGC · Tikehau Airport · Tuherahera, French Polynesia