Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Fua'amotu International airport in Nuku'alofa (Tonga)
Fua'amotu International airport is located near Nuku'alofa, with Vaini at 4mi↑, Tongatapu at 5mi↑, Havelu at 8mi↑, Talafo‘ou at 8mi↑, Nukualofa at 8mi↑, Ohonua at 14mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Tonga and Southernmost airports in Tonga
→ See also airports in Tonga
aerial view of Fua'amotu International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NFTF
- IATA code : TBU
- Local code : -
Elevation : 38 m = 125ft
→ See also Highest airports in Tonga and Lowest airports in Tonga
Runways
- runway 11/29 : 2681m = 8796ft
- runway 17/35 : 1509m = 4951ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Tonga
Coming to Fua'amotu International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Fua'amotu International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Kaufana airport at 16mi : book on Trip.com
- Lifuka Island airport at 114mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
METAR for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
NFTF 050100Z 07006KT 9999 SCT015 BKN100 30/25 Q1010
Decoded METAR for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
METAR issued by NFTF on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 01:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 17 days and 422 hours and -24458 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 30°C = 86°F, dew point is 25°C = 77°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.83inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 70°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m. broken at 10000ft = 3050m.
TAF for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
NFTF 042317Z 0500/0524 09010KT 9999 SCT015 BKN040
Decoded TAF for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
TAF issued by NFTF on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 23:17 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 17 days and 16 hours and 5 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, December 4, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Friday, December 5, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
0500/0524 09010KT 9999 SCT015 BKN040
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
VAC for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Fua'amotu International airport
Around Fua'amotu International airport in Nuku'alofa (Tonga)
near
- Hotels in Vaini
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 6099mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 7662mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 7733mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 10522mi↑
- Paris at 10524mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 10525mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 10540mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 10541mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 10555mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 10574mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 10578mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 10580mi↑
- for Fua'amotu International airport at 0mi↑
- for Kaufana airport at 16mi↑
- for Lifuka Island airport at 114mi↑
nearest airports to Fua'amotu International airport in Nuku'alofa (Tonga)
- Futuna airport (NVVF FTA ) at 954mi↑NOTAM
- Anatom airport (NVVA AUY ) at 976mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Rarotonga International airport (NCRG RAR ) at 988mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Aniwa airport (NVVB AWD ) at 998mi↑NOTAM
- Aitutaki airport (NCAI AIT ) at 1012mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Lenakel airport (NVVK ) at 1016mi↑NOTAM
- Tanna airport (NVVW TAH ) at 1019mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Ipota airport (NVVI IPA ) at 1023mi↑NOTAM
- Dillons Bay airport (NVVD DLY ) at 1043mi↑NOTAM
- Manuae airport (NCMN ) at 1058mi↑NOTAM
- Mare La Roche airport (NWWR MEE ) at 1081mi↑NOTAM
- Forari airport (NVVJ ) at 1090mi↑NOTAM
- Tiga airport (NWWA TGJ ) at 1098mi↑NOTAM
- Quion Hill airport (NVVQ UIQ ) at 1099mi↑defunct airport
- Bauerfield International airport (NVVV VLI ) at 1104mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Atiu airport (NCAT AIU ) at 1104mi↑METAR NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Tonga
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
