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.
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.
| IATA | Destination | City | Country | Route | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| IATA | Airline | Country | Routes 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.
| IATA | Origin airport | City | Country | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.