Ua Pou Airport
Airport in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
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Ua Pou Airport is an airport on Ua Pou in French Polynesia (IATA: UAP, ICAO: NTMP). The airport is 11 km northwest of the village of Hakahau. As of 2021 it received 3900 passengers a year.[2]
Ua Pou Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hakahau, Ua Pou | ||||||||||
| Location | Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft (4.9 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°21′06″S 140°04′40″W | ||||||||||
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  UAP Location of the airport in French Polynesia | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Great Circle Mapper [1] | |||||||||||
The runway is short, narrow, and slopes uphill, making Ua Pou an Altiport.[3] Aircraft can only land when arriving from the sea, and can only take off towards the sea, whatever the prevailing wind.[3] The runway is 846m long, with a 30m drop.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Tahiti | Atuona, Nuku Hiva, Ua Huka |
