Niuatoputapu Airport
Niuatoputapu Airport, also known as Mata'aho Airport, is an airport in Niuatoputapu, Tonga. The airfield is an unsealed coral strip. Damage to the airport from the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami caused it to be temporarily closed following the disaster.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Tonga
- Also known as: “Mala’e Vakapuna Mata’aho”, “Mata’aho Airport”, “NFTP”, and “NTT”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hihifo and Vaipoa.
Hihifo
Hamlet
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Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in the Kingdom of Tonga. Hihifo is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities that serve the island residents, including a post office and police station.
Vaipoa
Hamlet
Vaipoa is one of three villages on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga. The population is 172. The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Hihifo, which is the main village on the island, and Falehau.
Falehau
Hamlet
Falehau is a village on the island of Niuatoputapu in Tonga. The population is 218. The other two villages on Niuatoputapu are Hihifo, which is the main village on the island, and Vaipoa.
Niuatoputapu Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Niuas, Tonga, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-15.9763° or 15° 58′ 35″ southLongitude
-173.79193° or 173° 47′ 31″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Operator
Tonga Airports LimitedIATA airport code
NTTICAO airport code
NFTPOpen location code
52P826F5+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 303264707OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
7730694Wikidata ID
Q3277532
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Niuatoputapu Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Niuatoputapu Airport”
- French: “aéroport de Mata’aho”
- French: “aéroport de Niuatoputapu”
- French: “Aéroport de Niuatoputapu”
- German: “Flughafen Niuatoputapu”
- Indonesian: “NFTP”
- Indonesian: “NTT”
- Italian: “aeroporto di Niuatoputapu”
- Japanese: “ニウアトプタプ空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Niuatoputapu”
- Persian: “فرودگاه نیوتوپوتاپو”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Niuatoputapu”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Niuatoputapu”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Niuatoputapu”
- Spanish: “Mata’aho Airport”
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