The airports that have the longest runways in the world, because they are at altitude or the planes need more speed to be able to fly. And long runways to accommodate the largest planes or non-standard aircraft like the American space shuttle in Tonga.
Altitude : 38 m = 125ft
Fua'amotu International airport is located close to Nuku'alofa, Vaini at 6.9 km↑, Tongatapu at 8.5 km↑, Havelu at 12 km↑, Talafo‘ou at 13 km↑, Nukualofa at 13 km↑, Ohonua at 23 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2681 m = 8796ft
- runway 11/29 : 2681m = 8796ft
- runway 17/35 : 1509m = 4951ft
Altitude : 9 m = 30ft
Lifuka Island airport is located close to Lifuka, Pangai at 2.7 km↑, Vava`u at 129 km↑, Neiafu at 131 km↑, Talafo‘ou at 170 km↑, Nukualofa at 175 km↑, Tongatapu at 177 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 1200 m = 3937ft
- runway 11/29 : 1200m = 3937ft
Data sources
- AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)
