Rangiroa Airport
Rangiroa Airport is an airport on the island of Rangiroa, French Polynesia (IATA: RGI, ICAO: NTTG). The airport is located on the northwestern edge of the atoll, 5.5 km southeast of Avatoru. The airport was built in 1965.[1] Air Tahiti has regular daily flights connecting Rangiroa to other islands of French Polynesia.[2] In 2018, 89,122 passengers utilized the airport.[3]
Rangiroa Airport Aéroport de Rangiroa | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | S.E.T.I.L. Aéroports | ||||||||||
| Location | Rangiroa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3.66 m / 12 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°57′23.04″S 147°39′32.76″W | ||||||||||
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  RGI Location of the airport in French Polynesia | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
On February 19, 1985, a UTA DC-10 operating from Los Angeles to Auckland via Tahiti made an emergency landing at Rangiroa following a telephoned bomb threat. Passengers and luggage were removed and flown to Tahiti onboard French military aircraft. The aircraft was searched and no bomb was found. The aircraft was flown empty to Tahiti a week later.[6]
References
- La SETIL Aéroports Accessed 12 February 2010
- (RGI) Rangiroa Airport Departures, Arrivals and Information Publisher : flightstats.com Accessed 12 February 2010
- French) Archived 2006-11-24 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 12 February 2010
- "Air Moana Schedules Service Launch in Feb 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- "Download forecast schedule - Official website - Air Tahiti".
- "French Airliner Lands on Atoll After Bomb Threat". Associated Press.
External links
- Rangiroa Airport
- NTTG – RANGIROA. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 5 October 2023.
- Photograph of Rangiroa Airport terminal and control tower From Airliners.net. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
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