French Polynesia · Papeete

Faa'a International Airport (PPT)

A working profile of Faa'a International Airport in Papeete, French Polynesia: identifiers, location, the destinations served by scheduled flights, and the airlines that operate there.

PPTIATA
NTAAICAO
27Destinations on file
12Operating airlines
37Departures on file

Quick facts

  • Full name: Faa'a International Airport
  • Serves: Papeete, French Polynesia
  • Coordinates: -17.5537, -149.6070
  • Elevation: 5 ft
  • Time zone: Pacific/Tahiti

Faa'a International Airport sits inside the air network of French Polynesia. It shows 37 distinct scheduled departures across 27 destinations and 12 operating carriers in the OpenFlights routes table. Whether it works as a primary hub, a focus city, or a regional feeder depends on the size of those numbers. The bigger they get, the more likely the airport supports connecting traffic on top of its point-to-point passengers.

Destinations from PPT

Destinations are listed in order of how many distinct airline codes serve them. Click any code for the destination's own airport profile, or jump to the dedicated route page.

Airport profile data
IATADestinationCityCountryRouteOperators
LAX Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles United States PPT→LAX 6
AKL Auckland International Airport Auckland New Zealand PPT→AKL 4
RAR Rarotonga International Airport Avarua Cook Islands PPT→RAR 2
NRT Narita International Airport Tokyo Japan PPT→NRT 2
HNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport Honolulu United States PPT→HNL 1
IPC Mataveri Airport Easter Island Chile PPT→IPC 1
NOU La Tontouta International Airport Noumea New Caledonia PPT→NOU 1
AHE Ahe Airport Ahe French Polynesia PPT→AHE 1
AUQ Hiva Oa-Atuona Airport Hiva-oa French Polynesia PPT→AUQ 1
AXR Arutua Airport Arutua French Polynesia PPT→AXR 1
BOB Bora Bora Airport Bora Bora French Polynesia PPT→BOB 1
FAV Fakarava Airport Fakarava French Polynesia PPT→FAV 1
HOI Hao Airport Hao Island French Polynesia PPT→HOI 1
HUH Huahine-Fare Airport Huahine Island French Polynesia PPT→HUH 1
MAU Maupiti Airport Maupiti French Polynesia PPT→MAU 1
MOZ Moorea Airport Moorea French Polynesia PPT→MOZ 1
MVT Mataiva Airport Mataiva French Polynesia PPT→MVT 1
NHV Nuku Hiva Airport Nuku Hiva French Polynesia PPT→NHV 1
RFP Raiatea Airport Raiatea Island French Polynesia PPT→RFP 1
RGI Rangiroa Airport Rangiroa French Polynesia PPT→RGI 1
RMT Rimatara Airport Rimatara French Polynesia PPT→RMT 1
RUR Rurutu Airport Rurutu French Polynesia PPT→RUR 1
RVV Raivavae Airport Raivavae French Polynesia PPT→RVV 1
TIH Tikehau Airport Tikehau French Polynesia PPT→TIH 1
TKX Takaroa Airport Takaroa French Polynesia PPT→TKX 1
TUB Tubuai Airport Tubuai French Polynesia PPT→TUB 1
XMH Manihi Airport Manihi French Polynesia PPT→XMH 1

Airlines operating at PPT

Carriers ranked by the number of routes they file from this airport.

Airport profile data (section 2)
IATAAirlineCountryRoutes from PPT
VT Air Tahiti French Polynesia 21
TN Air Tahiti Nui France 3
AA American Airlines United States 2
NZ Air New Zealand New Zealand 2
QF Qantas Australia 2
AF Air France France 1
DL Delta Air Lines United States 1
GZ Air Rarotonga Cook Islands 1
HA Hawaiian Airlines United States 1
JL Japan Airlines Domestic Japan 1
LA LAN Airlines Chile 1
SB Air Caledonie International France 1

Inbound origin airports

Where flights into PPT typically originate, ranked by the number of operators on file.

Airport profile data (section 3)
IATAOrigin airportCityCountryOperators
LAX Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles United States 6
AKL Auckland International Airport Auckland New Zealand 4
RAR Rarotonga International Airport Avarua Cook Islands 2
NRT Narita International Airport Tokyo Japan 2
HNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport Honolulu United States 1
IPC Mataveri Airport Easter Island Chile 1
NOU La Tontouta International Airport Noumea New Caledonia 1
AHE Ahe Airport Ahe French Polynesia 1
AUQ Hiva Oa-Atuona Airport Hiva-oa French Polynesia 1
BOB Bora Bora Airport Bora Bora French Polynesia 1
FAV Fakarava Airport Fakarava French Polynesia 1
GMR Totegegie Airport Totegegie French Polynesia 1
HUH Huahine-Fare Airport Huahine Island French Polynesia 1
KKR Kaukura Airport Kaukura Atoll French Polynesia 1
MAU Maupiti Airport Maupiti French Polynesia 1
MKP Makemo Airport Makemo French Polynesia 1
MOZ Moorea Airport Moorea French Polynesia 1
MVT Mataiva Airport Mataiva French Polynesia 1
NHV Nuku Hiva Airport Nuku Hiva French Polynesia 1
RFP Raiatea Airport Raiatea Island French Polynesia 1
RGI Rangiroa Airport Rangiroa French Polynesia 1
RMT Rimatara Airport Rimatara French Polynesia 1
RUR Rurutu Airport Rurutu French Polynesia 1
RVV Raivavae Airport Raivavae French Polynesia 1
TIH Tikehau Airport Tikehau French Polynesia 1
TKX Takaroa Airport Takaroa French Polynesia 1
TUB Tubuai Airport Tubuai French Polynesia 1
XMH Manihi Airport Manihi French Polynesia 1

How to read this page

The destinations table is the core of an airport profile. It tells you, at a glance, where you can fly directly from PPT on a published schedule. The "operators" column doesn't measure frequency. It measures how many distinct airline codes file the route. So a "3" means three different carriers list PPT to that destination, even if one of them runs the route many times a day while the others only manage it weekly. For practical trip planning, use the table as a starting list and confirm the airline's own schedule for your travel dates.

The airline list shows which carriers treat PPT as part of their network. Many will be foreign carriers running one or two flights, while a handful will use the airport as a base. To see where those carriers fly elsewhere, click through to any airline page. Each airline profile includes a route sample drawn from the same dataset.