Airport guide
Kauehi AirportIATA code KHZ
Kauehi Airport (KHZ/NTKA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Kauehi, French Polynesia in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Kauehi, French Polynesia
- Codes
- KHZ · NTKA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tahiti
- Region
- Oceania
Kauehi Airport (KHZ/NTKA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Kauehi, French Polynesia in Oceania. Operating on Pacific/Tahiti local time at coordinates -15.770°, -145.120°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Kauehi Airport (KHZ) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Kauehi, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Kauehi Airport details
- IATA code
- KHZ
- ICAO code
- NTKA
- City
- Kauehi
- Country
- French Polynesia
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates
- -15.781°, -145.128°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Kauehi Airport’s own pages.
KHZ airport facts
- Size class
- Small airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 4 m (13 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 3,526
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing aeroport.fr (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Fakarava Airport FAV · 64 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Routes from KHZ
Originfacts does not track any routes from KHZ yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Where KHZ is
6.0 km north-northwest
Kauehi Airport lies 6.0 km north-northwest of Kauehi city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at KHZ
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Kauehi, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Kauehi Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly: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 Kauehi
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Kauehi Airport: common questions
Where is Kauehi Airport?
Kauehi Airport serves Kauehi, French Polynesia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -15.781°, -145.128°.
What are the airport codes for Kauehi Airport?
The IATA code is KHZ and the ICAO code is NTKA.
What time zone is KHZ in?
Kauehi Airport is in the Pacific/Tahiti time zone.
How many passengers use Kauehi Airport?
Wikidata records 3,526 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
How far is KHZ from Kauehi city centre?
Kauehi Airport is about 6.0 km north-northwest of Kauehi city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Kauehi Airport?
OurAirports gives KHZ’s elevation as 4 m (13 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 Kauehi Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Coordinates, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q22247916 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)