This is a list of

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s in French Polynesia, sorted by location. French Polynesia (french: Polynésie française) is an

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(''territoire d'outre-mer'' or ''TOM'') of

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with the particular designation of

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(''pays d'outre-mer'' or ''POM'') in the southern

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. It is made up of several groups of

Polynesia Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...

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s, the most famous island being

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...

in the

Society Islands The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ''Archipel de la Société;'' ty, Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the ...

group, which is also the most populous island, and the seat of the capital of the territory ( Papeete).

Airport

ICAO location identifiers are linked to each airport's Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), which are available online in

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(PDF) from the Frenc
''Service d'information aéronautique'' (SIA)
Locations shown in bold are as per the airport's AIP page. Most airports give two locations: the first is the city served, second is the city where the airport is located. Airport names shown in bold have scheduled commercial airline service.

References

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Aeronautical Information Service / ''Service d'information aéronautique'' (SIA)
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Union des Aéroports Français

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