Huahine–Fare Airport

Huahine–Fare Airport is an airport serving the island of Huahine in French Polynesia (IATA: HUH, ICAO: NTTH). The airport is located in the northern part of the commune of Fare, on the Island of Huahine Fare, French Polynesia.^[3]

Huahine–Fare Airport
Huahine–Fare Airport from above, in 2009
IATA: HUH ICAO: NTTH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Huahine, French Polynesia
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	16°41′14″S 151°1′18″W
Map
HUH Location within French Polynesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 4,921 1,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers 144,120 Passenger traffic change 6.5%
Sources: WorldAeroData,[1] Aeroport.fr[2]

History

Starting in the late 1960s, Huahine Airport has a long and illustrious history. The airport was largely utilized for military purposes after being constructed as a military installation by the French military. To handle the rising number of visitors to the island in the 1990s, the airport received repairs and restorations. The airport became the main point of entry for tourists to Huahine after it was formally opened for commercial flights in 1998.^[4]

In 2006, 151,907 passengers used the airport.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Moana[6]	Bora Bora, Moorea, Papeete, Raiatea
Air Tahiti	Bora Bora, Moorea, Papeete, Raiatea

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at HUH airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

• List of airports in French Polynesia