Rangiroa Airport is an airport on the island of

Rangiroa Rangiroa ( Tuamotuan for 'vast sky') or Te Kokōta (Cook Islands Māori Cook Islands Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language that is the official language of the Cook Islands. Cook Islands Māori is closely related to, but distinct from ...

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. The airport is located on the northwestern edge of the atoll, 5.5 km southeast of

Avatoru Avatoru is the chief town of Rangiroa, a coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. It is located in the northwestern part of the atoll, and is home to the atoll's administration buildings, its post office and several churches. Rangiroa Airport is ...

. The airport was built in 1965.La SETIL Aéroports
Accessed 12 February 2010 Air Tahiti has regular daily flights connecting Rangiroa to other islands of French Polynesia.(RGI) Rangiroa Airport Departures, Arrivals and Information
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Accessed 12 February 2010 In 2018, 89,122 passengers utilized the airport.French)
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On February 19, 1985, a

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operating from Los Angeles to Auckland via Tahiti made an emergency landing at Rangiroa following a telephoned bomb threat. Passengers and luggage were removed and flown to Tahiti onboard French military aircraft. The aircraft was searched and no bomb was found. The aircraft was flown empty to Tahiti a week later.

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