La Tontouta International Airport

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Tontouta International Airport Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta
IATA: NOU - ICAO: NWWW
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		New Caledonia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Serves		Nouméa
Elevation AMSL		52 ft (16 m)
Coordinates		22°00′59″S, 166°12′58″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
11/29	10,663	3,250	Asphalt

La Tontouta International Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta) (IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW) is the main international airport on New Caledonia, serving the city of Nouméa. The airport is located in the municipality of Païta, approximately 52 km northwest of Nouméa. In 2006, 415,813 passengers used the airport. [1]

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 1.1 Passenger airlines 1.2 Cargo airlines 2 Facilities 2.1 Airport facilities 2.2 Passenger facilities 2.3 Cargo Facilities 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Passenger airlines

• Aircalin (Auckland, Brisbane, Nadi, Osaka-Kansai, Papeete, Port Vila, Seoul-Incheon [begins June 22], Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wallis)
• Air New Zealand (Auckland)
• Air Vanuatu (Port Vila)
• Qantas (Brisbane, Sydney)

NB: Air Caledonie International (Aircalin) flights to Osaka and Tokyo are code-shared with Air France, and connect with Air France services to Paris.

[edit] Cargo airlines

• ACT
• Cotrans
• Mirage Transit
• Nouméa Transit
• Socatrans
• TTI

[edit] Facilities

• Fixed base operator: Tontouta Air Service (TAS)
• Aircraft maintenance services:
  • TAS (Tontouta Air Service)
  • Air Calédonie International
• Meteorologist
• Customs
• Immigration Police
• Airport Police
• Civil aviation service

[edit] Airport facilities

• Open: 24 hours
• Terminals: Passenger Terminal, Cargo Terminal, five aircraft stands.
• Fire Category 7
• Navigational Aids: Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI), VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): Category A
• Aircraft size max: Boeing 747-400
• Instrument Landing System (ILS): Category I
• Lighting: Runway Edge Lights - High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRL)

[edit] Passenger facilities

The airport has an annual capacity of 2,000,000 passengers which are accommodated in 13 check-in desks and five gates. There are 320 short term parking spaces and 120 long term parking spaces. There is:

• Airport hotel
• Post office
• Bank, bureau de change and auto exchange machine
• Dining: restaurants, cafeterias and bars
• VIP lounge
• Shopping: duty-free shop, newsagent/tobacconist and gift shop
• Travel agent
• Six car rental companies (Avis, Budget, Hertz, ACINQ, Thrifty and Nouméa Technic Auto)
• Two taxi service companies
• Baby/parent room.

Disabled Access/Facilities

• 10 disabled parking facilities
• elevators and ramps
• disabled access toilets

[edit] Cargo Facilities

Cargo facilities include:

• a bonded warehouse
• Aircraft maintenance
• Mechanical handling
• Refrigerated storage
• Deep freeze storage
• Fresh meat inspection
• Health officials
• X-ray equipment
• fumigation equipment

[edit] See also

• Nouméa Magenta Airport (IATA: GEA, ICAO: NWWM), the domestic airport for Nouméa.

[edit] References

Official websites

• Aéroport international de Nouméa - La Tontouta (official website) (French)
• French Aeronautical Information Publication for NWWW (PDF) - NOUMÉA LA TONTOUTA
• Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta at L'Union des Aéroports Français (French)