Air Fiji was an

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based in

Nausori Nausori () is a town in Fiji. It had a population of 57,866 at the 2017 census. This makes it the fourth most populous municipality in the country. Situated 19 kilometers outside of Suva, it forms one pole of the burgeoning Suva-Nausori corrid ...

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consis ...

. It operated inter-island services to destinations within the Fijian Islands. Its main base was

Nausori International Airport Nausori International Airport , also known as Luvuluvu, is the secondary international airport in Fiji, behind Nadi International Airport. It is situated in Nausori on the south-eastern side of Viti Levu (Fiji's main island). Nausori Airport is r ...

Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Div ...

, with a base at

Nadi International Airport Nadi International Airport is the main international airport of Fiji as well as an important regional hub for the South Pacific islands, located by the coast on the western side of the main island Viti Levu. Owned and operated by Fiji Airpor ...

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27 March 2007 Before being headquartered in

, Air Fiji was headquartered in

History

The airline was established in 1967 and started operations on 10 July 1967 as Air Pacific. On 29 March 1971, Air Pacific was renamed Fiji Air and again renamed to Air Fiji in February 1995. It was owned by Aviation Investments (55%), government of Fiji (11%) and other shareholders (34%). It had 229 employees (at March 2007). Air Fiji suspended operations for two weeks in 2008. Air Fiji ceased operations on 1 May 2009 due to financial issues.Defunct Airlines of 2009
File:2004.03.12 06 Air Fiji Matei Taveuni Fiji.jpg, An Air Fiji

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Matei Airport Matei Airport , also known as Taveuni Airport or Taveuni Island Airport, is an airport located in Matei on the northern end of Taveuni, an island of the Vanua Levu Group in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. The airport is quite smal ...

Taveuni Island Taveuni (pronounced ) is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, with a total land area of . The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated to the ea ...

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landing at

. (2004)

Destinations

Air Fiji operated the following services (at June 2008): *

Cicia Cicia () is a Fijian island of the Lau Group. One of the Northern Lau Islands, Cicia is volcanic and is composed of raised coral. Its area is . Cicia is inhabited and has an airport, Cicia Airport. The Australian magpie ''(Gymnorhina tibi ...

Cicia Airport Cicia Airport is an airport serving Cicia, one of the Lau Islands in the Eastern Division of Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway Acc ...

** Gau -

Gau Airport Gau Airport is an airport on Gau Island, one of the Lomaiviti Islands in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. Facilities The airport is at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway According to the Internationa ...

Kadavu Kadavu may refer to: * Kadavu Island, the fourth largest island in Fiji * Kadavu Group, an archipelago in Fiji including Kadavu Island * Kadavu Province Kadavu Province is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji, and forms part of the Eastern Division ...

Kadavu Airport Vunisea Airport is an airport located near Vunisea ( Namalata) on Kadavu Island in Fiji. Also known as Namalata Airport or Kadavu Airport, it serves many tourists surfing and kayaking in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. Faciliti ...

** Koro -

Koro Airport Koro Airport is an airport serving Koro, one of the Lomaiviti Islands in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one grass runway According to the ...

Labasa Labasa (pronounced ) is a town in Fiji with a population of 27,949 at the most recent census held in 2007. Labasa is located in Macuata Province, in the north-eastern part of the island of Vanua Levu, and is the largest town on the island. T ...

Labasa Airport Labasa Airport is an airport serving Labasa (pronounced ) is a town located in Macuata Province, in the northeastern part of the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. Facilities The airport resides at an elevatio ...

Lakeba Lakeba (pronounced ) is an island in Fiji’s Southern Lau Archipelago; the provincial capital of Lau is located here. The island is the tenth largest in Fiji, with a land area of nearly 60 square kilometers.Steadman (2006) It is fertile and wel ...

- Lakeba Airport ** Levuka - Levuka Airfield ** Malolo Lailai - Malolo Lailai Airport 'occasional charter''** Mana - Mana Island Airport 'occasional charter''** Moala - Moala Airport ** Nadi -

(Base) **

Rotuma Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a large and unique Polynesian indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognisable minority within the population of Fiji, known as " ...

Rotuma Airport Rotuma Airport is an airport serving the island of Rotuma in Fiji. It is located near Else'e, a village in the district of Malhaha. It is operated by Airports Fiji Limited. An upgrade which saw Rotuma Airport's runway sealed was opened in 201 ...

** Savusavu -

Savusavu Airport Savusavu Airport is an airport located near Savusavu, a town in the province of Cakaudrove on the island of Vanua Levu in Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an isl ...

Taveuni Taveuni (pronounced ) is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, with a total land area of . The cigar-shaped island, a massive shield volcano which rises from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, is situated to the east of ...

Vanuabalavu Vanua Balavu (pronounced ) is the third largest island in Fiji's Lau archipelago, and the main island of the Northern Lau Group. Geography and infrastructure This coral and volcanic island has a land area of . Its maximum elevation is . The is ...

Vanuabalavu Airport Vanuabalavu Airport or Vanua Balavu Airport is an airport serving Vanua Balavu, the second largest of the Lau Islands The Lau Islands aka little Tonga (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situ ...

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-northea ...

** Funafuti -

Funafuti International Airport Funafuti International Airport is an airport in Funafuti, in the capital city of the island nation of Tuvalu. It is the sole international airport in Tuvalu. Fiji Airways (trading as Fiji Link) operates between Suva and Funafuti. Air Kiribati p ...

Terminated destinations *

** Ba - Ba Airport ** Bua - Bua Airport ** Deuba -

Pacific Harbour Airport The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...

** Korolevu - Korolevu Airport ** Natadola - Natadola Airport ** Ono-i-Lau - Ono-i-Lau Airport **

Rabi Rabi may refer to: Places * Rábí, a castle in the Czech Republic * Rabí, a village in the Czech Republic * Räbi, a village in Estonia * Rabi, Panchthar, a village development committee in Nepal * Rabi Island, a volcanic island in northern ...

- Rabi Airport ** Saqani - Biaugunu Airport ** Vatukoula -

Vatukoula Airport Vatukoula (; meaning "gold rock" in Fijian) is a gold mining settlement in Fiji, 9 km inland from the Town of Tavua on the island of Viti Levu. Colonial history Vatukoula may be viewed historically as the cradle of the modern gold mining in ...

** Wakaya Island - Wakaya Island Airport

Fleet

The Air Fiji fleet included the following aircraft (at December 2008):

References

External links

* {{Airlines of Fiji Airlines established in 1995 Airlines disestablished in 2009 Defunct airlines of Fiji 1995 establishments in Fiji 2009 disestablishments in Oceania 1967 establishments in Fiji