La Tontouta International Airport
| Tontouta International Airport Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | New Caledonia Chamber of Commerce & Industry | ||||||||||
| Location | Païta, New Caledonia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 52 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°00′59″S 166°12′58″E / 22.01639°S 166.21611°E | ||||||||||
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La Tontouta International Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta) (IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW) is the main international airport on New Caledonia. The airport is in the municipality of Païta, approximately 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Nouméa, the nearest large city. In 2006, 415,813 passengers used the airport.[2]
History
World War II
USAAF units based here included:
- 64th Troop Carrier Squadron operating C-47s in 1943.
- 67th Fighter Squadron operating P-39s from 17 March 1942 – 24 April 1943
Boeing B-17E #41-2426 of 11th Bomb Group, 43d Bomb Squadron at Tontouta in August 1942
USMC units based here included:
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air New Zealand | Auckland |
| Air Vanuatu | Luganville, Port Vila |
| Aircalin | Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Nadi, Osaka-Kansai, Papeete, Port Vila, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wallis Island |
| Qantas | Brisbane, Sydney |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| DHL Aviation | Auckland |
See also
- Nouméa Magenta Airport, the domestic airport for Nouméa.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ↑ "Résultats d’activité des aéroports français 2014" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Annual statistics".
External links
Media related to La Tontouta International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aéroport international de Nouméa - La Tontouta (official website) (French)
- French Aeronautical Information Publication for NWWW (PDF) - NOUMÉA LA TONTOUTA
- Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta at L'Union des Aéroports Français (French)
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