Ua Pou Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Hakahau, Ua Pou | ||||||||||
Location | Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°21′06″S 140°04′40″W / 9.35167°S 140.07778°W | ||||||||||
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Sources: Great Circle Mapper
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Ua Pou Airport is an airport on Ua Pou in French Polynesia ( IATA: UAP, ICAO: NTMP). The airport is 11 km northwest of the village of Hakahau. As of 2021 it received 3900 passengers a year. [2]
The runway is short, narrow, and slopes uphill, making Ua Pou an Altiport. [3] Aircraft can only land when arriving from the sea, and can only take off towards the sea, whatever the prevailing wind. [3] The runway is 846m long, with a 30m drop. [4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Tahiti | Atuona, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka |
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