Rangiroa Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Rangiroa, French Polynesia}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Rangiroa Airport

| nativename = Aéroport de Rangiroa

| nativename-a =

| nativename-r =

| image =Aéroport_de_Rangiroa.JPG

| IATA = RGI

| ICAO = NTTG

| type = Public

| owner-oper =

| owner =

| operator = S.E.T.I.L. Aéroports

| city-served =

| location = Rangiroa

| metric-elev = Y

| elevation-f = 12

| elevation-m = 3.66

| coordinates = {{coord|14|57|23.04|S|147|39|32.76|W|region:PF|display=inline,title|name=Rangiroa Airport}}

| 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

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Rangiroa Airport is an airport on the island of Rangiroa, French Polynesia {{airport codes|RGI|NTTG}}. The airport is located on the northwestern edge of the atoll, 5.5 km southeast of Avatoru. The airport was built in 1965.[http://www.tahiti-aeroport.pf/articles.php?cat=8 La SETIL Aéroports] Accessed 12 February 2010 Air Tahiti has regular daily flights connecting Rangiroa to other islands of French Polynesia.[http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=RGI (RGI) Rangiroa Airport Departures, Arrivals and Information] Publisher : [http://flightsats.com flightstats.com] Accessed 12 February 2010 In 2018, 89,122 passengers utilized the airport.[https://www.aeroport.fr/view-statistiques/rangiroa(in French)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124231617/http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-rangiroa.php |date=2006-11-24 }} Accessed 12 February 2010

Airlines and destinations

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{{Airport-dest-list

|Air Moana | Fakarava (begins 2 July 2025),{{cite web |title=Air Moana 2H25 Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250203-nm2h25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=3 February 2025}} Papeete{{cite web |title=Air Moana Schedules Service Launch in Feb 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221202-nmfeb23 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=2 December 2022}}

|Air Tahiti | Bora Bora, Fakarava, Manihi, Mataiva, Papeete, Tikehau{{Cite web|url=https://www.airtahiti.com/download-schedule|title = Download forecast schedule - Official website - Air Tahiti}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/25c1d86be3b48b42248429fe77881d20|title=French Airliner Lands on Atoll After Bomb Threat|website=Associated Press }}

Statistics

{{Airport-Statistics|iata=RGI}}

See also

References

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