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Tontouta International Airport

*Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta*
Tontouta International Airport; Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta
	IATA: NOU; ICAO: NWWW;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	New Caledonia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Serves	Nouméa
Location	Païta, New Caledonia, France
Hub for	Aircalin
Elevation AMSL	52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates	22°00′59″S 166°12′58″E / 22.01639°S 166.21611°E
Website	www.tontouta-aeroport.nc
Map
	NOU Location of airport in New Caledonia
Runways
Statistics (2014)
Passengers
Passengers	479,843
Passenger traffic change	0.8%
	Source : Aeroport.fr

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La Tontouta International Airport, also known as Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport (Template:Lang-fr; IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW) is the main international airport in New Caledonia. The airport is in the municipality of Païta, approximately 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Nouméa. La Tontouta International Airport serves international flights, while Noumea Magenta Airport, located 38km south-east within the city of Noumea, serves domestic flights. The airport is regularly served by four airlines, including Aircalin which is based at the airport. In 2017, 529,349 passengers used the airport.^[2]

History

World War II

United States Army Air Forces units based here included:

64th Troop Carrier Squadron operating Douglas C-47 Skytrains in 1943.
67th Fighter Squadron operating Bell P-39 Airacobras from 17 March 1942 – 24 April 1943

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress of the 11th Bomb Group, 43d Bomb Squadron at Tontouta in August 1942

United States Marine Corps units based here included:

VMF-212 operating Grumman F4F Wildcats
VMO-251 operating Grumman F4F Wildcats from June–August 1942

Terminal Expansion

A major expansion of the airport's terminal was completed in 2012 after several years of work. The project resulted in a significant increase in the terminal's size and included a new arrivals area, a larger check-in area and the installation of two jetbridges.^[3] The terminal now has five stands capable of handling commercial jet aircraft, two of which are served by the new airbridges and three of which utilise stairs to access the aircraft. In addition, the airport has several more stands designed to handle smaller aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air New Zealand	Auckland
Air Vanuatu	Luganville, Port Vila
Aircalin	Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Nadi, Osaka-Kansai, Papeete, Port Vila, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wallis Island Charter: Hangzhou^[4]
Qantas	Brisbane, Sydney

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
DHL Aviation	Auckland^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

Nouméa - La Tontouta^[5]
Year	Passengers	Freight (tonnes)	Commercial Aircraft Movements
2000	359,839	5,244	3,111
2001	348,025	5,061	3,118
2002	359,293	5,094	3,349
2003	371,247	5,197	3,128
2004	388,308	5,200	3,330
2005	409,096	5,566	3,254
2006	415,813	5,451	3,290
2007	445,305	5,606	3,440
2008	457,387	6,220	3,661
2009	462,698	5,809	3,730
2010	479,803	6,221	3,797
2011	492,830	6,299	3,787
2012	486,171	5,632	3,814
2013	476,174	4,953	3,701
2014	479,843	4,870	3,822
2015	497,718	4,811	3,891
2016	515,166	4,407	4,052
2017	529,349	4,277	3,844

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2014" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Annual statistics". Archived from the original on 2006-11-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Airport Development (Australasia) - No. 911" (PDF). Momberger Airport Information. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Aircalin to make regular flight between China's Hangzhou and Noumea". Vila Times. 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Statistiques annuelles: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta". Union des Aéroports Français. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

External links

Media related to La Tontouta International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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French Aeronautical Information Publication for NWWW (PDF) – NOUMÉA LA TONTOUTA
Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta at L'Union des Aéroports Français Template:Fr icon

[AER-1] "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2014" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[2] "Annual statistics". Archived from the original on 2006-11-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Airport Development (Australasia) - No. 911" (PDF). Momberger Airport Information. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[4] "Aircalin to make regular flight between China's Hangzhou and Noumea". Vila Times. 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[5] "Statistiques annuelles: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta". Union des Aéroports Français. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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 | city-served  = [[Nouméa]]
 | location     = [[Païta]], [[New Caledonia]], [[France]]
+| hub          = [[Aircalin]]
 | elevation-f  = 52
 | elevation-m  = 16
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 }}
-'''La Tontouta International Airport'''  or '''Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport''' ({{lang-fr|Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta}}; {{Airport codes|NOU|NWWW|p=n}}) is the main [[international airport]] on [[New Caledonia]]. The airport is in the municipality of [[Païta]], approximately {{convert|52|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Nouméa]], the nearest large city.  In 2016, {{formatnum:515 166}} passengers used the airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-noumea-la-tontouta.php |title=Annual statistics |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125000239/http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-noumea-la-tontouta.php |archivedate=2006-11-25 |df= }}</ref>
+'''La Tontouta International Airport''', also known as '''Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport''' ({{lang-fr|Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta}}; {{Airport codes|NOU|NWWW|p=n}}) is the main [[international airport]] in [[New Caledonia]]. The airport is in the municipality of [[Païta]], approximately {{convert|52|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Nouméa]]. La Tontouta International Airport serves international flights, while [[Noumea Magenta Airport]], located 38km south-east within the city of Noumea, serves domestic flights. The airport is regularly served by four airlines, including [[Aircalin]] which is based at the airport. In 2017, 529,349 passengers used the airport.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-noumea-la-tontouta.php |title=Annual statistics |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125000239/http://www.aeroport.fr/les-aeroports-de-l-uaf/stats-noumea-la-tontouta.php |archivedate=2006-11-25 |df= }}</ref>
 ==History==
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 *[[VMF-212]] operating [[Grumman F4F Wildcat]]s
 *[[VMO-251]] operating Grumman F4F Wildcats from June–August 1942
+===Terminal Expansion===
+[[File:Air France Boeing 747-400 at La Tontouta Airport, Noumea.jpg|thumb|right|An Air France Boeing 747-400 at La Tontouta Airport in February 2000.]]
+[[File:Aircalin_Airbus_A330_at_La_Tontouta_Airport.jpg|thumb|right|An Air Calin Airbus A330-200 at the airport in July 2011, with the terminal redevelopment underway in the background.]]
+[[File:Hall - Aéroport Nouméa-La Tontouta.JPG|thumb|right|A garden on the ground floor of the terminal.]]
+A major expansion of the airport's terminal was completed in 2012 after several years of work. The project resulted in a significant increase in the terminal's size and included a new arrivals area, a larger check-in area and the installation of two [[jetbridge|jetbridges]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport Development (Australasia) - No. 911 |url=http://www.mombergerairport.info/userfiles/files/911DEV.pdf |website=Momberger Airport Information |accessdate=15 June 2018 |date=25 August 2011}}</ref> The terminal now has five stands capable of handling commercial jet aircraft, two of which are served by the new airbridges and three of which utilise stairs to access the aircraft. In addition, the airport has several more stands designed to handle smaller aircraft.
 ==Airlines and destinations==
@@ Line 62: / Line 69: @@
 | [[Air New Zealand]] | [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]]
 | [[Air Vanuatu]] | [[Santo-Pekoa International Airport|Luganville]], [[Bauerfield International Airport|Port Vila]]
-| [[Aircalin]] | [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]], [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Nadi Airport|Nadi]], [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka-Kansai]], [[Faa'a International Airport|Papeete]], [[Bauerfield International Airport|Port Vila]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo-Narita]], [[Hihifo Airport|Wallis Island]], [[Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport|Hangzhou]] (charter){{cn|date=April 2018}}
+| [[Aircalin]] | [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]], [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Nadi Airport|Nadi]], [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka-Kansai]], [[Faa'a International Airport|Papeete]], [[Bauerfield International Airport|Port Vila]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo-Narita]], [[Hihifo Airport|Wallis Island]] <br/>'''Charter:''' [[Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport|Hangzhou]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircalin to make regular flight between China's Hangzhou and Noumea |url=https://www.vilatimes.com/2018/02/05/aircalin-to-make-a-regular-flight-between-chinas-hangzhou-and-noumea/ |website=Vila Times |accessdate=15 June 2018 |date=2018}}</ref>
 | [[Qantas]] | [[Brisbane Airport|Brisbane]], [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]]
 }}
@@ Line 70: / Line 77: @@
 |[[DHL Aviation]]| [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]]{{cn|date=April 2018}}
 }}
+==Statistics==
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Nouméa - La Tontouta<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistiques annuelles: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta |url=http://www.aeroport.fr/view-statistiques/noumea-la-tontouta |publisher=Union des Aéroports Français |accessdate=15 June 2018}}</ref>
+! style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Year'''
+! style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Passengers'''
+! style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Freight (tonnes)'''
+! style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Commercial Aircraft <br/> Movements'''
+|-
+| '''2000'''||359,839||5,244||3,111
+|-
+| '''2001'''||348,025||5,061||3,118
+|-
+| '''2002'''||359,293||5,094||3,349
+|-
+| '''2003'''||371,247||5,197||3,128
+|-
+| '''2004'''||388,308||5,200||3,330
+|-
+| '''2005'''||409,096||5,566||3,254
+|-
+| '''2006'''||415,813||5,451||3,290
+|-
+| '''2007'''||445,305||5,606||3,440
+|-
+| '''2008'''||457,387||6,220||3,661
+|-
+| '''2009'''||462,698||5,809||3,730
+|-
+| '''2010'''||479,803||6,221||3,797
+|-
+| '''2011'''||492,830||6,299||3,787
+|-
+| '''2012'''||486,171||5,632||3,814
+|-
+| '''2013'''||476,174||4,953||3,701
+|-
+| '''2014'''||479,843||4,870||3,822
+|-
+| '''2015'''||497,718||4,811||3,891
+|-
+| '''2016'''||515,166||4,407||4,052
+|-
+| '''2017'''||529,349||4,277||3,844
+|}
 ==See also==