Vahitahi Airport (IATA: VHZ, ICAO: NTUV) is an airport that serves the village of Mohitu, located on the Vahitahi atoll, in the Tuamotu group of atolls in French Polynesia, 960 kilometres (600 mi) from Tahiti. The airport was inaugurated in 1978.

Vahitahi Airport

Aérodrome de Vahitahi
NASA satellite image of Vahitahi
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDSEAC Polynésie Française
ServesVahitahi, Tuamotu, French Polynesia
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates18°46′48″S 138°51′11″W / 18.78000°S 138.85306°W / -18.78000; -138.85306
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VHZ is located in French Polynesia
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Location of the airport in French Polynesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06L/24R 950 3,117 Paved
Source: French AIP,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]

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Annual passenger traffic at VHZ airport. See Wikidata query.

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  1. ^ NTUV – Vahitahi. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ Airport information for NTUV at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ Airport information for Vahitahi Airport at Transport Search website.

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