French Polynesia flag Papeete Airport (PPT)

Country French Polynesia | Oceania | Regional Airport | IATA: PPT | ICAO: NTAA | Elevation 5 ft · 2 m | Local time

Destinations
37
Flights / day
39
Busiest route
Motu Mute
Top airline
Air Tahiti

Papeete Faa'a Airport averages 39 flights per day to 37 destinations, with eight domestic routes and five international routes. A total of 10 airlines operate at PPT, led by Air Tahiti. This airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Papeete Faa'a connects to San Francisco, with a typical flight time of 8 hr 55 mins. Updated: July 18, 2026

Route Network

Papeete Faa'a Airport connects 13 destinations worldwide, with Motu Mute standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to San Francisco, and the shortest flight is to Avarua.

French Polynesia flag Motu Mute (BOB) – French Polynesia 2 airlines
PPT → BOB
8
per day
French Polynesia flag Uturoa (RFP) – French Polynesia 2 airlines
PPT → RFP
5
per day
French Polynesia flag Fare (HUH) – French Polynesia 2 airlines
PPT → HUH
3
per day
United States of America flag Los Angeles (LAX) – United States of America 2 airlines
8 hr 45 mins
4,108 mi · 6,611 km
3
per day
United States of America flag San Francisco (SFO) – United States of America 2 airlines
8 hr 55 mins
4,203 mi · 6,764 km
2
per day
French Polynesia flag Hiva Oa Island (AUQ) – French Polynesia 2 airlines
PPT → AUQ
1
per day
New Zealand flag Auckland (AKL) – New Zealand 2 airlines
6 hr 15 mins
2,543 mi · 4,093 km
1
per day
Cook Islands flag Avarua (RAR) – Cook Islands 2 airlines
2 hr 45 mins
711 mi · 1,144 km
1
per day
French Polynesia flag Ahe Atoll (AHE) – French Polynesia 1 airline
PPT → AHE
2
per week
French Polynesia flag Tatakoto (TKV) – French Polynesia 1 airline
PPT → TKV
2
per week
French Polynesia flag Naiu Atoll (NIU) – French Polynesia 1 airline
PPT → NIU
1
per week
French Polynesia flag Napuka Island (NAU) – French Polynesia 1 airline
PPT → NAU
1
per week
New Caledonia flag Nouméa (NOU) – New Caledonia 1 airline
6 hr 55 mins
2,879 mi · 4,634 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 18, 2026.

Papeete Faa'a Airport is served by 10 airlines, with Air Tahiti in the lead at 62% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 84% of routes. six carriers operate only one route each. A total of eight airlines operate international routes, compared with two airlines serving domestic routes. French Bee is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to San Francisco with a flight time of 8 hrs 55 mins.

Air Tahiti (31 routes)
Mount Cook (9 routes)
Air Tahiti Nui (2 routes)
Air Rarotonga (2 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
French Bee (1 routes)
United Airlines (1 routes)
Air New Zealand (1 routes)
Alaska Airlines (1 routes)
Aircalin (1 routes)

Papeete Faa'a Airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents. The route network is 62% domestic and 38% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

French Polynesia - 19/day
United States of America - 5/day
New Zealand - 1/day
Cook Islands - 1/day
New Caledonia - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
4 min late
13 min (-78%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
4 min early
8 min (-190.5%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
20 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
15 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
25 min late
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
10 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
8 min late
8 min (-49.5%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
on-time
14 min (-98.2%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
4 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 17

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
11 min late
3 min (+33.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
5 min late
2 min (+74.7%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
23 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 17

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
4

Jul 11

2026

Departure
35 min late
Arrival
41 min late
Cancelled
3

Jul 10

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 9

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 8

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
31 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
4

Jul 2

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 29

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
3

Jun 27

2026

Departure
19 min late
Arrival
22 min late
Cancelled
1

Jun 26

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
1

Jun 25

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
2

Jun 21

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#528 (39 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#518 (37 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
11,243 ft 3,427 m 131 ft 40 m Asphalt
11,243 ft 3,427 m 131 ft 40 m Asphalt

Runway Length

3 aircraft cannot operate at Papeete Faa'a Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 11,243 ft (3,427 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Papeete Faa'a (IATA: PPT) operates around 39 flights per day to 37 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 8 domestic and 5 international routes, with Air Tahiti as the leading carrier and Motu Mute currently the busiest connection. From PPT, passengers can reach 5 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 3,427 m (11,243 ft).

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