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Map of Tonga. This is a list of airports in Tonga, sorted by location. Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, consisting of 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited. The Kingdom stretches over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 mi) in a north–south line.
Transport in Tonga includes road, air and water-based infrastructure. There are 680 km of highways in Tonga, of which 184 km are paved, and there are a number of air and seaports. There are three harbours in Tonga: Neiafu , Nukuʻalofa and Pangai , and in terms of merchant marine , the country possesses seven ships that exceed 1,000 GT , whose ...
Map of Fuaʻamotu International Airport. It is the strength of the runway rather than the length that restricts operations from Fuaʻamotu. Even a fully laden Boeing 767-300ER on a flexible pavement B strength, such as at this airport, requires a Pavement Classification Number (PCN) of 59, therefore is not allowed to take off with full load.
Kilauea and Mauna Loa are located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The park is about 30 miles away from Hilo and the nearest airport, Hilo International Airport ...
Location of Haʻapai District in Tonga. Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs, and shoals in the central part of Tonga. It has a combined land area of 109.30 square kilometres (42.20 sq mi). The Tongatapu island group lies to its south, and the Vavaʻu group lies to its north. Seventeen of the Haʻapai islands are inhabited.
Lifuka Island Airport (IATA: HPA, ICAO: NFTL), also known as Salote Pilolevu Airport or Haʻapai Airport, is an airport on Lifuka in Tonga. The airport is located 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the capital Panga, and is only served domestically, roughly 40 minutes by flight to Tongatapu and 30 minutes to Vava'u. Taxis serve the airport, and services ...
The island is the top of a volcanic tuff cone that rests on top of a larger, submerged shield volcano. At its highest point, the island reaches a height of 548 ft (167 m). [1] The ocean has carved large sea cliffs on the sides of the island. There is a large cave on the northwest side of the island called Kahalauaola (Shark Cave). [2]
The airport has had several names over its lifetime. At the time of its opening in 1970, it was named the Ke-āhole Airport, after its geographical location, Keāhole Point, itself named after the ʻāhole fish found in the area. [6] [7] In 1993, the airport was renamed Keāhole-Kona International Airport, after the nearby resort town of Kona. [8]