Moorea Airport (french: Aéroport de Moorea)
is an airport serving the island of
Moorea in
French Polynesia
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France.
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 northeast of Afareitu,
the island's main village. It is also west of the island of
Tahiti.
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 42
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On 4 November 1981, the aircraft was launched with ATR, as a joint venture between French Aérospatiale (now Airbus) and ...
.
* 1990: Construction of a new control tower.
* 2003: Work and upgrading to accommodate
ATR 72.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation of above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 12/30 with an
asphalt surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Ground Transportation
The Moorea Tour Bus comes to the airport to pick up or drop off people. The bus is yellow and green.
Accidents and Incidents
* On August 9, 2007,
Air Moorea Flight 1121
Air Moorea Flight 1121 was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter which crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Moorea Airport on Moorea Island in French Polynesia on 9 August 2007, killing all 20 people on board.
It was bound ...
crashed shortly after taking off from Temae Airport. The
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
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was bound for
Tahiti's
Faa'a International Airport. The report found that the crash was caused by the failure of the pitch control cables following the retraction of the flaps after take-off, which causes significant torque on that aircraft and thus additional pressure on the cables. The failure was caused by significant wear due to the lack of special maintenance and inspections for the stainless-steel cables (which are more subject to wear than their carbon steel counterparts), and exacerbated by the jet-blast of an A340 while the aircraft was parked. Another contributory cause for the crash were found to be the lack of pilot training for loss of pitch control. All 19 passengers and the sole crew member died. Amongst those 19 passengers were two
European Union officials.
Annual statistics
Annual statistics for Moorea Airport:
See also
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Air Moorea Flight 1121
Air Moorea Flight 1121 was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter which crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Moorea Airport on Moorea Island in French Polynesia on 9 August 2007, killing all 20 people on board.
It was bound ...
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List of airports in French Polynesia
This is a list of airports in French Polynesia, sorted by location.
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References
External links
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Airports in French Polynesia
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