La Tontouta International Airport

Tontouta International Airport Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta
IATA: NOU – ICAO: NWWW NOU Location of airport in New Caledonia
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		New Caledonia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Location		Païta, New Caledonia
Elevation AMSL		52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates		22°00′59″S 166°12′58″E / 22.01639°S 166.21611°E / -22.01639; 166.21611
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
11/29	10,663	3,250	Asphalt

La Tontouta International Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta) (IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW) is the main international airport on New Caledonia. The airport is in the municipality of Païta, approximately 52 km northwest of Nouméa. In 2006, 415,813 passengers used the airport.^[1] Nouméa is the nearest large city.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Austral	Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Saint-Denis-de-la-Réunion, Sydney
Air New Zealand	Auckland
Air Vanuatu	Port Vila
Aircalin	Auckland, Brisbane, Nadi, Osaka-Kansai, Papeete, Port Vila, Seoul-Incheon, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wallis
Qantas	Brisbane, Sydney

Cargo airlines

• ACT Airlines
• Cotrans
• Mirage Transit
• Nouméa Transit
• Socatrans
• TTI

See also

• Nouméa Magenta Airport (IATA: GEA, ICAO: NWWM), the domestic airport for Nouméa.
• Faaa International Airport

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

1. ^ "Annual statistics". http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-noumea-la-tontouta.php. 

External links

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal
	World War II portal

• Aéroport international de Nouméa - La Tontouta (official website) (French)
• French Aeronautical Information Publication for NWWW (PDF) - NOUMÉA LA TONTOUTA
• Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta at L'Union des Aéroports Français (French)