List of airports in New Caledonia
Encyclopedia
This is a list of airport
s in New Caledonia
, sorted by location.
New Caledonia is an overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer or TOM) of France
, made up of a main island
(Grande Terre) and several smaller islands. It is located in the region
of Melanesia
in the southwest Pacific
.
(AIP), which are available online in Portable Document Format
(PDF) from the French Service d'information aéronautique (SIA). Locations shown in bold are as per the airport's AIP page. Most airports give two locations: the first is the city served, second is the city where the airport is located.
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s in New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, sorted by location.
New Caledonia is an overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer or TOM) of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, made up of a main island
Island
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(Grande Terre) and several smaller islands. It is located in the region
Subregion
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of Melanesia
Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...
in the southwest Pacific
Pacific Ocean
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.
Airports
ICAO location identifiers are linked to each airport's Aeronautical Information PublicationAeronautical Information Publication
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(AIP), which are available online in Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format
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(PDF) from the French Service d'information aéronautique (SIA). Locations shown in bold are as per the airport's AIP page. Most airports give two locations: the first is the city served, second is the city where the airport is located.
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
City served / Location Administrative divisions of New Caledonia New Caledonia is divided into three provinces:*South Province . Provincial capital: Nouméa. Population: 164,113 inhabitants .... |
ICAO ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic... |
IATA IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association... |
Airport name | Usage |
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Île Art / Waala | BMY | Île Art - Waala Airport Île Art - Waala Airport Île Art – Waala Airport is an airport in Île Art/Waala in New Caledonia .-Airlines and destinations:... (Belep Islands Airport) |
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Bourail Bourail Bourail is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.- Geography :This is a rural town of Grande Terre . The municipality is located in both the mountains and along the sea beaches are tourist but remain wild, they are a place popular... / Poé |
Bourail - Poé Airport | Public | ||
Canala Canala Canala is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.-History:On 25 April 1995 about 47% of the territory of Canala was detached and became the commune of Kouaoua.... |
Canala Airport Canala Airport Canala Airport is an airport serving Canala, a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.... |
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Houaïlou Houaïlou Houaïlou is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.... |
NWWH | HLU | Nesson Airport | |
Île des Pins L'Île-des-Pins L'Île-des-Pins is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. L'Île-des-Pins is made up of the Isle of Pines, the smaller Kôtomo Island, and several islets around these two, as well as the distant island of Walpole, which is located almost... / Moue |
ILP | Île des Pins Airport Île des Pins Airport Île des Pins Airport is an airport on Île des Pins in New Caledonia .-Airlines and destinations:... |
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Île Ouen | NWWO | IOU | Île Ouen/Edmond Cane Airport | |
Koné | KNQ | Koné Airport Koné Airport Koné Airport is an airport serving Koné, a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.... |
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Koumac Koumac Koumac is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.-History:On 5 January 1977 about 46% of the territory of Koumac was detached and became the commune of Poum. Residents are famous for their technological contribution to the wmirchi.com... |
KOC | Koumac Airport Koumac Airport Koumac Airport is an airport in Koumac, New Caledonia .... |
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La Foa La Foa La Foa is a commune in the South Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.Although the provincial seat of the South Province is in Nouméa, La Foa was made the chief town of the administrative subdivision of the South in order to counterbalance the... / Oua Tom |
La Foa - Oua Tom Airport La Foa - Oua Tom Airport La Foa – Oua Tom Airport is an airport in La Foa, New Caledonia.-References:... |
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Lifou Lifou Lifou is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.-Geography:Lifou is made up of Lifou Island, the largest and most heavily populated of the Loyalty Islands, its smaller neighbour Tiga Island, and several uninhabited islets in between these two... / Ouanaham |
LIF | Lifou Airport Lifou Airport Lifou Airport is an airport in Lifou, New Caledonia .... |
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Maré Maré Maré is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean.The commune of Maré is made up of Maré Island and the much smaller Dudun Island, which lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland. The settlement... / La Roche La Roche La Roche may refer to:*Hoffmann-La Roche*La Roche College*Sophie von La Roche, a German writer-Places:*Belgium**La Roche-en-Ardenne, a small town in the Ardennes*Switzerland**La Roche, Fribourg**Roche, Vaud*France... |
MEE | Maré Airport Maré Airport Maré Airport is an airport in Maré, New Caledonia .-Airlines and destinations:... |
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Mueo | NWWQ | PDC | Mueo/Nickel Airport | |
Nouméa Nouméa Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,... / La Tontouta |
NOU | Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport La Tontouta International Airport La Tontouta International Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport 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... |
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Nouméa Nouméa Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,... / Magenta Magenta Magenta is a color evoked by light stronger in blue and red wavelengths than in yellowish-green wavelengths . In light experiments, magenta can be produced by removing the lime-green wavelengths from white light... |
GEA | Nouméa Magenta Airport Nouméa Magenta Airport Nouméa Magenta Airport is a domestic airport on the main island of New Caledonia. The airport is east northeast of the centre of Nouméa, the capital, and approximately from La Tontouta International Airport... |
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Ouvéa Ouvéa Ouvéa is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué , on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa. -Geography:... / Ouloup |
UVE | Ouvéa Airport Ouvéa Airport Ouvéa Airport is an airport in Ouvéa, New Caledonia .-Airlines and destinations:... |
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Poum Poum Poum is a commune in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The town of Poum is located in the far northwest, located on the southern part of Banare Bay, with Mouac Island just offshore.... / Malabou |
PUV | Poum - Malabou Airport | Public | |
Tiga Tiga Island Tiga Island, also called Tokanod, is a small, island in the South Pacific Ocean. Tiga lies from Lifou Island, and from Maré Island in the Loyalty Islands... |
TGJ | Tiga Airport Tiga Airport Tiga Airport is an airport on Tiga Island in New Caledonia .-Airlines and destinations:... |
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Touho Touho Touho is a municipality in the North Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. Touho lies on the east coast of the main island and is served by a road and an airfield.... |
TOU | Touho Airport Touho Airport Touho Airport is an airport in Touho, New Caledonia .... |
Public |
See also
- Transport in New CaledoniaTransport in New CaledoniaRailways:0 km .Highways:total:5,562 kmpaved:975 kmunpaved:4,587 km Ports and harbors:Mueo, Nouméa, ThioMerchant marine:total:...
- List of airports in France
- List of airports by ICAO code: N#NW - New Caledonia
- Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: Oceania#New Caledonia (France)