Manihiki Island Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Manihiki, Cook Islands}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2013}}

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| website = [https://www.cookislandsairports.com Cook Islands Airports]

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Manihiki Island Airport is a public airport on the atoll of Manihiki in the Cook Islands. The airport was built in the early 1980s, but not used for commercial flights until 1991.{{cite web |url=https://dlca.logcluster.org/display/public/DLCA/2.2.8+Cook+Islands+Manihiki+Island+Airport |title=2.2.8 Cook Islands Manihiki Island Airport |publisher=Logistics Capacity Assessments |date= |accessdate=10 August 2020}} Originally it had no terminal, with passengers checking in under the overhang of a nearby house and waiting in the open or in the shade of nearby trees.{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/68946-work-starts-on-airport-terminal/68946-work-starts-on-airport-terminal |title=Work starts on airport terminal |author=Rashneel Kumar |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=25 April 2018 |accessdate=10 August 2020}} In 2018 construction began on a purpose-built terminal.