Hao Airport

Hao Airport (IATA: HOI, ICAO: NTTO) is an airport on Hao Island in French Polynesia. The airport is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the village of Otepa. Its unusually long runway (for the atoll's present population) was constructed to permit large transport aircraft (carrying materials for nuclear tests) to land. Their cargoes would be transported onward to nuclear test sites by ships.

Hao Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDSEAC Polynésie Française
ServesHao Island
LocationHao Island, French Polynesia
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates18°04′29″S 140°56′45″W
Map
HOI
Location of the airport in French Polynesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12L/30R 3,380 11,089 Asphalt
Sources: DAFIF[1]
French AIP[2]

Hao airport was a designated emergency landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Tahiti Papeete, Totegegie[4]

References



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