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 | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nouméa | ||||||||||
| Location | Païta, New Caledonia, France | ||||||||||
Hub for | Aircalin | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 52 ft / 16 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°00′59″S 166°12′58″E / 22.01639°S 166.21611°E / -22.01639; 166.21611Coordinates: 22°00′59″S 166°12′58″E / 22.01639°S 166.21611°E / -22.01639; 166.21611 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.tontouta-aeroport.nc | ||||||||||
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  NOU Location of airport in New Caledonia | |||||||||||
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Source : Aeroport.fr[1] | |||||||||||
2.8%La Tontouta International Airport, also known as Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta; IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW) is the main international airport in New Caledonia. The airport is in the municipality of Païta, approximately 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Nouméa. La Tontouta International Airport serves international flights, while Noumea Magenta Airport, located 38 km south-east within the city of Noumea, serves domestic flights. The airport is regularly served by four airlines, including Aircalin which is based at the airport. In 2017, 529,349 passengers used the airport.[2]
Contents
1 History
1.1 World War II
1.2 Terminal Expansion
2 Airlines and destinations
2.1 Passenger
2.2 Cargo
3 Statistics
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History
World War II
United States Army Air Forces units based here included:
64th Troop Carrier Squadron operating Douglas C-47 Skytrains in 1943.
67th Fighter Squadron operating Bell P-39 Airacobras from 17 March 1942 – 24 April 1943
Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of the 11th Bomb Group, 43d Bomb Squadron at Tontouta in August 1942
United States Marine Corps units based here included:
VMF-212 operating Grumman F4F Wildcats
VMO-251 operating Grumman F4F Wildcats from June–August 1942
Terminal Expansion
An Air France Boeing 747-400 at La Tontouta Airport in February 2000.
An Air Calin Airbus A330-200 at the airport in July 2011, with the terminal redevelopment underway in the background.
A garden on the ground floor of the terminal.
A major expansion of the airport's terminal was completed in 2012 after several years of work. The project resulted in a significant increase in the terminal's size and included a new arrivals area, a larger check-in area and the installation of two jetbridges.[3] The terminal now has five stands capable of handling commercial jet aircraft, two of which are served by the new airbridges and three of which utilise stairs to access the aircraft. In addition, the airport has several more stands designed to handle smaller aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air New Zealand | Auckland |
| Air Vanuatu | Luganville, Port Vila |
| Aircalin | Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Nadi, Osaka-Kansai, Papeete, Port Vila, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wallis Island Charter: Hangzhou[4] |
| Qantas | Brisbane, Sydney |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
Pacific Air Express | Brisbane |
Statistics
Year | Passengers | Freight (tonnes) | Commercial Aircraft Movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 359,839 | 5,244 | 3,111 |
| 2001 | 348,025 | 5,061 | 3,118 |
| 2002 | 359,293 | 5,094 | 3,349 |
| 2003 | 371,247 | 5,197 | 3,128 |
| 2004 | 388,308 | 5,200 | 3,330 |
| 2005 | 409,096 | 5,566 | 3,254 |
| 2006 | 415,813 | 5,451 | 3,290 |
| 2007 | 445,305 | 5,606 | 3,440 |
| 2008 | 457,387 | 6,220 | 3,661 |
| 2009 | 462,698 | 5,809 | 3,730 |
| 2010 | 479,803 | 6,221 | 3,797 |
| 2011 | 492,830 | 6,299 | 3,787 |
| 2012 | 486,171 | 5,632 | 3,814 |
| 2013 | 476,174 | 4,953 | 3,701 |
| 2014 | 479,843 | 4,870 | 3,822 |
| 2015 | 497,718 | 4,811 | 3,891 |
| 2016 | 515,166 | 4,407 | 4,052 |
| 2017 | 529,349 | 4,277 | 3,844 |
See also
Nouméa Magenta Airport, the domestic airport for Nouméa.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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^ "Annual statistics". Archived from the original on 2006-11-25.
^ "Airport Development (Australasia) - No. 911" (PDF). Momberger Airport Information. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Aircalin to make regular flight between China's Hangzhou and Noumea". Vila Times. 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Statistiques annuelles: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta". Union des Aéroports Français. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
External links
Media related to La Tontouta International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Aéroport international de Nouméa - La Tontouta (official website) (in French)
- French Aeronautical Information Publication for NWWW (PDF) – NOUMÉA LA TONTOUTA
Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta at L'Union des Aéroports Français (in French)
