Rangiroa Airport Explained

Rangiroa Airport
Nativename:Aéroport de Rangiroa
Iata:RGI
Icao:NTTG
Type:Public
Operator:S.E.T.I.L. Aéroports
Location:Rangiroa
Metric-Elev:Y
Elevation-F:12
Elevation-M:3.66
Coordinates:-14.9564°N -147.6591°W
Pushpin Map:French Polynesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in French Polynesia
Pushpin Label:RGI
Pushpin Label Position:top
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-F:6,890
R1-Length-M:2,100
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Rangiroa Airport is an airport on the island of Rangiroa, French Polynesia . The airport is located on the northwestern edge of the atoll, 5.5 km southeast of Avatoru. The airport was built in 1965.[1] Air Tahiti has regular daily flights connecting Rangiroa to other islands of French Polynesia.[2] In 2018, 89,122 passengers utilized the airport.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Accidents and incidents

On February 19, 1985, a UTA DC-10 operating from Los Angeles to Auckland via Tahiti made an emergency landing at Rangiroa following a telephoned bomb threat. Passengers and luggage were removed and flown to Tahiti onboard French military aircraft. The aircraft was searched and no bomb was found. The aircraft was flown empty to Tahiti a week later.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tahiti-aeroport.pf/articles.php?cat=8 La SETIL Aéroports
  2. http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=RGI (RGI) Rangiroa Airport Departures, Arrivals and Information
  3. https://www.aeroport.fr/view-statistiques/rangiroa(in French)
  4. Web site: French Airliner Lands on Atoll After Bomb Threat. .