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Katiu Airport (KXU)
16° 20.4′ S · 144° 24.2′ W
A small airstrip on Katiu's north rim, linked to the village by a 7 km road.
Practical
Coordinates from French Wikipedia. Opened 2001; 1180 m runway. Flights (commune sheet, July 2024): 1 a week on Thursday, plus a Saturday flight twice a month in April, May, August and September and four times a month in July; about 2 hours 25 minutes from Tahiti with one stop. There is an Air Tahiti office.
Best for
Crew changes on a remote atoll
Nearby
- Hitianau to Airport Road Walk (Katiu)1.4 NM away
- Hitianau Church (Katiu)2.8 NM away
- Katiu Post Office and Health Post2.8 NM away
- Katiu Village Magasins and Snacks2.8 NM away
- Katiu Pass Jetty (Pakata Pass)2.9 NM away
- Katiu Pass Snorkel2.9 NM away
- Pakata Pass Drift Dive (Katiu)2.9 NM away
- Katiu Village Anchorage (Hitianau)3.2 NM away