Service· Mataiva· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Mataiva Airport (MVT)
14° 52.2′ S · 148° 42.7′ W
Mataiva's small airfield beside Pahua, the practical way for crews and guests to reach an atoll that yachts cannot enter.
Practical
Coordinate is the aerodrome polygon in OpenStreetMap. Opened in 1999 (Wikipedia); runway about 1,200 m. Air Tahiti flies to Papeete. French Wikipedia gives about 220 flights and 8,000 passengers a year, roughly 30% in transit. Check the current Air Tahiti schedule; flights are not daily.
Best for
Flying in to see the lagoon pools
Nearby
- Pahua Village (Mataiva)0.2 NM away
- Pahua Bridge (Mataiva)0.3 NM away
- Pahua Pass (Mataiva, not navigable)0.3 NM away
- Mataiva Plongee (dive centre)1.9 NM away
- Mataiva Lagoon Pools (the 70 basins)2.2 NM away
- Ofai Taunoa Turtle Rock (Mataiva)2.3 NM away
- Mataiva Atoll (no yacht anchorage)2.5 NM away
- Mataiva Bird Motu3.4 NM away