Airport guide
Salote PilolevuIATA code HPA
Salote Pilolevu (HPA/NFTL) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Ha'Apai, Tonga in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Ha'Apai, Tonga
- Codes
- HPA · NFTL
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tongatapu
- Region
- Oceania
Salote Pilolevu (HPA/NFTL) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Ha'Apai, Tonga in Oceania. Operating on Pacific/Tongatapu local time at coordinates -19.780°, -174.340°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Salote Pilolevu (HPA) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Ha'Apai, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Salote Pilolevu airport details
- IATA code
- HPA
- ICAO code
- NFTL
- City
- Ha'Apai
- Country
- Tonga
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates
- -19.777°, -174.341°
- From OurAirports
- Official website
- tongaairports.com/airports/pilolevu-airport-haapai (opens in a new tab)
- From Wikidata
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Salote Pilolevu’s own pages.
HPA airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 9 m (31 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Vava'u International Airport VAV · 138 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at HPA
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 11/29: 1,200 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,200 m3,937 ft | 30 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from HPA
Originfacts does not track any routes from HPA yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Terminals, transport and parking at HPA
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Ha'Apai, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Salote Pilolevu’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:tongaairports.com/airports/pilolevu-airport-haapai (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Ha'Apai
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Salote Pilolevu: common questions
Where is Salote Pilolevu?
Salote Pilolevu serves Ha'Apai, Tonga. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -19.777°, -174.341°.
What are the airport codes for Salote Pilolevu?
The IATA code is HPA and the ICAO code is NFTL.
What time zone is HPA in?
Salote Pilolevu is in the Pacific/Tongatapu time zone.
What is the official website of Salote Pilolevu?
The airport’s official website is tongaairports.com/airports/pilolevu-airport-haapai. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Salote Pilolevu have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at HPA: 11/29 (1,200 m (3,937 ft), asphalt).
What is the elevation of Salote Pilolevu?
OurAirports gives HPA’s elevation as 9 m (31 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Salote Pilolevu’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026 0
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)