Airport type Public Location Motu Mute 11/29 1,500 Code BOB | Operator SETIL - Aéroports Elevation AMSL 11 ft / 3 m Address French Polynesia Elevation 3 m | |
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Serves Bora Bora, French Polynesia | ||
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Bora Bora Airport (IATA: BOB, ICAO: NTTB), also known as Motu Mute Airport, is an airport serving the island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia. It is located on the islet of Motu Mute.
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- Bora bora airport boat transfer to vaitape
- Airlines and destinations
- Historical airline service
- References
The airport was opened in 1943, during World War II. Commercial service became available in 1958 after the runway was reconstructed. It is built on an island (the Polynesian word for which is "motu") located in a lagoon. A boat transfer is necessary to get to the main island of Bora Bora.
Passengers from Vaitape, the largest population center on Bora Bora, usually use this airport for air travel.
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Airlines and destinations
Air Tahiti serves flights from Bora Bora with late model 48-seat ATR 42 and 68-seat ATR 72 twin engine propjets.
Although the airport does not have scheduled passenger airline jet service, larger business jet types manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace, Canadair and Gulfstream Aerospace have used the airfield.
Historical airline service
Prior to the opening of the Faa'a International Airport (PPT) in Papeete, Tahiti in 1960, Bora Bora was served by French air carrier Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (TAI) with Douglas DC-7C propliner service direct to Los Angeles (LAX) via a stop in Honolulu (HNL) and also direct to Noumea via a stop in Nandi (NAN, now Nadi) with both flights operating once a week. With the opening of the Papeete Airport, TAI then began flying Douglas DC-8 jet service direct to Papeete, Tahiti with connecting flights between Bora Bora and Papeete being operated by regional French Polynesian air carrier Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire (RAI) with Douglas DC-4 propliners and Short Sandringham "Bermuda" flying boats during the early 1960s. RAI was then renamed Air Polynesie which continued to operate Douglas DC-4 service into Bora Bora in 1970 before introducing Fokker F27 turboprops on flights to Papeete by the mid 1970s. Air Polynesie also served Bora Bora with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter commuter turboprops. Air Polynesie was in turn renamed Air Tahiti in 1986 and this air carrier continues to serve Bora Bora at the present time with ATR (aircraft manufacturer) propjets.