Ua Huka Airport is an airport on
Ua Huka
Ua Huka is one of the Marquesas Islands, in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. It is situated in the northern group of the archipelago, approximately to the east of Nuku Hiva, at .
Name
Ua Huka is sometime ...
in
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem =
, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
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. The airport is 2.2 km southwest of the village of
Hane Hane may refer to:
*Hane, Marquesas Islands
Hane is the largest settlement on the island of Ua Huka, in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. Hane, a notable archaeological site, has a smaller population than the capital of Vaipae'e.
Geog ...
. The airport was opened on November 4, 1970, with the first landings made by an
Air Tahiti
Air Tahiti is a French airline company which operates in French Polynesia, France. Its main hub is Faa'a International Airport. It is the largest private employer in French Polynesia.
Company history
Early Seaplane Operations
The company w ...
Piper Aztec
The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined light aircraft aimed at the general-aviation market. The United States Navy and military forces in other countries also used it in small numbers. Origin ...
and an RAI Twin Otter.
Commercial flights began in 1971.
[ As of 2021 it received 1600 passengers a year.]
Airlines and destinations
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Airports in French Polynesia
Ua Huka
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