Airports / French Polynesia / NHV
Nuku Hiva Airport
NTMD / NHVNuku Hiva, French PolynesiaELEV 220 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
93 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hiva Oa-Atuona Airport (AUQ).
Overview
Nuku Hiva Airport (NTMD / NHV) sits in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 220 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NHV has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hiva Oa-Atuona Airport (AUQ, 93 nm), Fangatau Airport (FGU, 424 nm), and Takaroa Airport (TKX, 442 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NHV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NHV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
NTMD
IATA
NHV
FAA / Local
NTMD
Elevation
220 ft
Coordinates
8.7956° S · 140.2290° 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 220 ft, NHV sits higher than 92% 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.
- 93nmAUQHiva Oa-Atuona AirportHiva Oa Island
- 424nmFGUFangatau AirportFangatau
- 442nmTKXTakaroa Airport
- 461nmTKPTakapoto Airport
- 482nmXMHManihi Airport
- 490nmAHEAhe AirportAhe Atoll
Location
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