Moorea Témaé Airport
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Moorea Airport is an airport serving the island of Moorea
in French Polynesia
.
It is also known as Temae Airport or Moorea Temae Airport for its location near the village of Temae in northeastern Moorea. The airport is located 7.5 km (7,500,000,000,000 nm) northeast of Afareitu, the island's main village. It is also 15 km (15,000,000,000,000 nm) west of the island of Tahiti
. The airport opened on October 6, 1967.
of 16 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 12/30 with an asphalt
surface measuring 1237 by 30 m (4,058.4 by 98.4 ).
Moorea
Moʻorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km northwest of Tahiti. Its position is . Moʻorea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian...
in French Polynesia
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
.
It is also known as Temae Airport or Moorea Temae Airport for its location near the village of Temae in northeastern Moorea. The airport is located 7.5 km (7,500,000,000,000 nm) northeast of Afareitu, the island's main village. It is also 15 km (15,000,000,000,000 nm) west of the island of Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
. The airport opened on October 6, 1967.
History
- 27 March 1967: Construction of the runway at Moorea‑Temae.
- 6 October 1967: Opening of the Temae airfield.
- 1977: The Moorea-Temae aerodrome is transferred to the SETIL - Société d'Équipement de Tahiti et des Iles (Equipment Company of Tahiti and the Islands).
- 1982: Construction of the existing terminal and adding additional parking spaces.
- 1987: Lengthening the runway to accommodate ATR 42ATR 42-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
. - 1990: Construction of a new control tower.
- 2003: Work and upgrading to accommodate ATR 72ATR 72The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop short-haul regional airliner built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR. ATR and Airbus are both built in Toulouse, and share resources and technology...
.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 16 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 12/30 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1237 by 30 m (4,058.4 by 98.4 ).
Airlines and destinations
Ground Transportation
The Moorea Tour Bus comes to the airport to pick up or drop off people. The bus is yellow and green.Annual statistics
Annual statistics for Moorea Airport:| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 221,888 | 228,813 | 193,033 | 135,144 | 119,602 |
| Cargo (tonnes) | 25 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 32 |
| Aircraft movements | 23,794 | 23 602 | 18,975 | 16,092 | 14,360 |