Nuku Hiva Airport is an airport on

Nuku Hiva Nuku Hiva (sometimes spelled Nukahiva or Nukuhiva) is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean. It was formerly also known as ''Île Marchand'' and ''Madison Island''. Herman ...

in the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in th ...

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

. The airport is located northwest of the main village of

Taiohae Taiohae is the main town on Nuku Hiva island. The town is located on a former volcanic crater A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a bowl-shaped feature containing ...

. It is also known as ''Nuku A Taha'' ("Deserted Land"). The drive to Taiohae is over dirt roads and takes 90 minutes. Plans for the airport were revealed in 1976. It was to be constructed in two stages, with the first phase consisting of a 1,500 meter runway, which would be expanded to 2,650 meters in phase two. Construction began in 1979. The second phase was never built.

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