La Tontouta International Airport
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Airport La Tontouta Airport or Nouméa - La Tontouta ( French: Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta ) is the main airport of New Caledonia in the town of Paita, about 52 kilometers northwest of the city of Noumea. 2006 415 813 passengers used the airport. The airport is operated by the airport operator Tontouta Air Service (TAS). Aircraft will be waiting here by the TAS ( Tontouta Air Service ) and the Air Caledonia International. At the airport, customs, immigration police, airport police, civilian air services and a meteorological station are housed.
In addition, it is used as a military airfield by the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia. The air forces call him a base aérienne 186 Noumea and the Navy as a base Aéronavale de Tontouta.
History
The airport was built in 1941 applied by the Forces françaises de l' intérieur and taken over and expanded after the outbreak of the Pacific War by the U.S. armed forces. Between 1969 and 1975 Tontouta was only a reserve place. He was then reactivated and modernized and reopened in 1976. The control was transferred to the French Armée de l'air 2011.
Military use
The military part of the airport used (as of 2011 ) Detachments of Escadrille 22 with Alouette III and 25F Falcon 200 Gardian of Aéronavale and the Armée de l'air here has a connection squadron, the squadron l' outre -mer de transport ( ETOM 00 052 ) stationed. It is equipped with helicopters ( Fennec and Puma) and Airbus Military CN -235 vans.
Civil use
Airlines and destinations
- Air Calin: Auckland, Brisbane, Seoul, Papeete, Tokyo, Osaka, Port Vila, Sydney, Wallis
- Air New Zealand: Auckland
- Air Vanuatu: Port Vila
- Qantas: Brisbane, Sydney
There is no direct connection to France. Air France offers flights with change in Tokyo, Osaka and Seoul ( codeshare with Air Calin ).
Airport facility
The airport is open 24 hours a day. He has a passenger terminal, a cargo terminal and five aircraft stands. As navigation aids Precision Approach Path Indicator ( PAPI ), omnidirectional radio (VOR) and distance measuring equipment (DME ) is used, the Instrument Landing System (ILS ) corresponds to category I. The approach lighting consists of Runway Edge Lights - High Intensity Runway Lights ( HIRL ). The airport complies with fire class 7 and the ICAO Category A. The maximum size of aircraft, a Boeing 747-400 is specified.
Passenger facility
The airport has an annual capacity of 2 million passengers with 13 check- in counters and five gates. There are spaces 320 for short and 120 for a longer time. Next to this are an airport hotel, a post office, a bank with a money changer, restaurants, cafeterias and bars, a VIP lounge, several shops, a travel agency, several car rental companies ( Avis, Budget, Hertz, ACINQ, Thrifty and Noumea Technic Car ), two taxi companies and a baby -parent space.
Facilities for the disabled
The airport is equipped with a handicap entrance, ten handicapped parking, a lift and a ramp and a disabled toilet.
Cargo facility
The cargo area has a customs warehouse, aircraft maintenance, an automatic check in, cold storage, a deep freezer, a fresh meat investigation, health officials, an x-ray recorder and a Verneblungsausrüstung.