La Tontouta International Airport(Nouméa) - New Caledonia - Melanesia - Pacific Ocean
La Tontouta International Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta International Airport (French: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta) (IATA: NOU, ICAO: NWWW) is the main international airport on New Caledonia, serving the city of Nouméa. The airport is located in the municipality of Païta, approximately 52 km northwest of Nouméa. In 2006, 415,813 passengers used the airport. Airlines and destinations Passenger airlines Aircalin (Auckland, Brisbane, Nadi, Osaka-Kansai, Papeete, Port Vila, Seoul-Incheon [begins June 22], Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Wallis) Air New Zealand (Auckland) Air Vanuatu (Port Vila) Qantas (Brisbane, Sydney) NB: Air Caledonie International (Aircalin) flights to Osaka and Tokyo are code-shared with Air France, and connect with Air France services to Paris. Cargo airlines ACT Cotrans Mirage Transit Nouméa Transit Socatrans TTI Facilities Fixed base operator: Tontouta Air Service (TAS) Aircraft maintenance services: TAS (Tontouta Air Service) Air Calédonie International Meteorologist Customs Immigration Police Airport Police Civil aviation service Airport facilities Open: 24 hours Terminals: Passenger Terminal, Cargo Terminal, five aircraft stands. Fire Category 7 Navigational Aids: Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI), VHF omnidirectional range (VOR), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO): Category A Aircraft size max: Boeing 747-400 Instrument Landing System (ILS): Category I Lighting: Runway Edge Lights - High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRL) Passenger facilities The airport has an annual capacity of 2,000,000 passengers which are accommodated in 13 check-in desks and five gates. There are 320 short term parking spaces and 120 long term parking spaces. There is: Airport hotel Post office Bank, bureau de change and auto exchange machine Dining: restaurants, cafeterias and bars VIP lounge Shopping: duty-free shop, newsagent/ tobacconist and gift shop Travel agent Six car rental companies (Avis, Budget, Hertz, ACINQ, Thrifty and Nouméa Technic Auto) Two taxi service companies Baby/parent room Disabled Access/Facilities 10 disabled parking facilities Elevators and ramps Disabled access toilets Cargo Facilities Cargo facilities include: Bonded warehouse Aircraft maintenance Mechanical handling Refrigerated storage Deep freeze storage Fresh meat inspection Health officials X-ray equipment Fumigation equipment For more information about La_Tontouta_International_Airport see Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This page was retrieved and condensed from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tontouta_International_Airport) see Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, July 2008. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License (see Copyrights for details). About Wikipedia Disclaimers This information was correct in July 2008. E. & O.E. 2008
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